Health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao orders action against drug firm over substandard IV solutions
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Bengaluru: Health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has directed drug control officials to register a case against a West Bengal-based firm after 22 batches of IV solutions were found to be of substandard quality. The firm in question is the same company whose Ringer's Lactate solution was allegedly found to have led to four maternal deaths at the Ballari district hospital in November.
During a meeting at Vikasa Soudha on Wednesday, officials revealed that the State Drug Control department had identified 22 batches of IV solution from the company that failed to meet several safety parameters, as reported by the Deccan Herald. However, the firm has approached the Central Drugs Laboratory questioning the report of 13 batches, and the latter has reported that four batches are of good quality.
Gundu Rao then questioned officials if the firm could not be prosecuted for the remaining nine batches.
He expressed concerns over the discrepancies in the reporting of the standard of several batches of the solutions between the Centre and the State departments, the report added. He also instructed officials to investigate these inconsistencies and ensure timely testing of all drugs.
Furthermore, he enquired about the action taken after testing reports revealed substandard quality of drugs and demanded an explanation about the delay in providing test reports.
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Three of family drown in river in Kerala
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Kozhikode (PTI): Three members of a family, including a girl, drowned in a river at Nadapuram in this district on Saturday, police said.
The tragic incident occurred when the family had gone to Puliyavu river near Nadapuram, to wash their clothes.
The deceased were identified as Ansar (43), his wife Suhada (39), and Isa Mariyam (8), daughter of Ansar's brother--all residents of Puliyavu here.
According to preliminary information, the child accidentally slipped into deep waters and Ansar and his wife attempted to rescue her.
But all three were also pulled in by the current and drowned.
The couple's children alerted the locals, who initiated rescue efforts.
Though they were pulled out of the water, their lives could not be saved, police said.
The bodies were shifted to the nearby state-run hospital and further procedures are underway, they added.
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