The country’s deficient drug regulation system has come under scrutiny again. 5 people died in PGI, Chandigarh after they were given Propofol injection. This comes two months after 69 children in Gambia died after consuming cough syrups manufactured by a Haryana-based pharmaceutical company. Dr. Harshit Kukreja and Mahek Nankani discuss the challenges of substandard quality checks, poor recordkeeping and implementation loopholes in the Indian drug regulatory ecosystem.

Readings:
The Truth Pill by Dinesh Thakur and Prashant Reddy
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments on the Draft Drugs, Medical Devices And Cosmetics Bill, 2022
WHO Publishes new guidance to promote Strong, Efficient and Sustainable Regulatory Systems

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The country’s deficient drug regulation system has come under scrutiny again. 5 people died in PGI, Chandigarh after they were given Propofol injection. This comes two months after 69 children in Gambia died after consuming cough syrups manufactured by a Haryana-based pharmaceutical company. Dr. Harshit Kukreja and Mahek Nankani discuss the challenges of substandard quality checks, poor recordkeeping and implementation loopholes in the Indian drug regulatory ecosystem.
Readings:
<ol>
<li><a href="https://g.co/kgs/U96seZ">The Truth Pill</a> by Dinesh Thakur and Prashant Reddy</li>
<li><a href="https://takshashila.org.in/research/takshashila-policy-advisory-comments-to-drug-medicaldevices-cosmetics">Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments on the Draft Drugs, Medical Devices And Cosmetics Bill, 2022</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.who.int/news/item/29-04-2021-who-publishes-new-guidance-to-promote-strong-efficient-and-sustainable-regulatory-systems">WHO Publishes new guidance to promote Strong, Efficient and Sustainable Regulatory Systems</a></li>
</ol>
You can follow Harshit Kukreja on twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/harshitk43">https://twitter.com/harshitk43</a>  You can follow Mahek Nankani on twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/maheknankani">https://twitter.com/maheknankani</a> 
Check out Takshashila’s courses: <a href="https://school.takshashila.org.in/">https://school.takshashila.org.in/</a>
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