Marion Biotech's licence cancelled after kids' death in Uzbekistan
The Uttar Pradesh Drugs Controlling and Licensing Authority has cancelled the manufacturing licence of pharmaceutical company Marion Biotech. The Noida-based firm's cough syrup Dok-1
was linked with the deaths of 18 children in Uzbekistan in December. "Marion's licence was cancelled as the company couldn't respond to the show-cause notice satisfactorily," said an official.