The State Security Service announced the launch of a criminal case into the death of 18 children who took Doc-1 Max syrup manufactured by the Indian company Marion Biotech.
The case was initiated against executives of the importing company Quramax Medical and Scientific Center for Standardization of Medicines LLC under Production, manufacture, purchase, storage, transportation for the purpose of sale or sale of substandard or counterfeit medicines or medical products, as well as the sale of medicines or medical products outside pharmacies and their branches, committed after the application of an administrative penalty for the same actions, resulting in human casualties charge. The punishment under this item is imprisonment from 10 to 15 years.
The wording of the article suggests that previously the officials have already been brought to administrative responsibility, with no details specified.
The statement of the press service of the State Security Service says that the suspects have been placed in the detention center of the State Security Service. Their number is not given.
Investigation is being carried out by the Investigation Department of the State Security Service.
The report also says that according to the conclusion of the State Center for Expert Check and Standardization of Medicines, Medical Devices and Medical Equipment of the Pharmaceutical Network Development Agency, the syrup does not meet the requirements of regulatory documents.
Earlier, the Ministry of Health reported that ethylene glycol, a toxic substance that leads to a serious deterioration in human health, was found in the drug.
