Maiden Pharma Founder, Another Official Jailed In Decade-Old Case: Report
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The central government suspended production at the Maiden Pharmaceuticals in October last year for violations of manufacturing standards.
Two pharmaceutical company executives have been sentenced to two-and-half years in jail for exporting substandard drugs to Vietnam a decade ago, months after the WHO linked their cough syrups to the deaths of children in Gambia, reported Reuters on Tuesday.
The central government suspended production at the Maiden Pharmaceuticals in October last year for violations of manufacturing standards after the World Health Organization said four of its cough syrups may have killed dozens of children in Gambia.
The company has denied its drugs were at fault for the deaths in Gambia and tests by a government laboratory found there were no toxins in them.
The company had been facing legal difficulties for years over suspected shoddy products.
