Uzbekistan cough syrup row: Marion Biotech ordered to shut all drug production at Noida facility

Marion Biotech, the drug company blamed for the manufacturing of cough syrup that claimed lives of 18 children in Uzbekistan was told to completely shut all drug production at the Noida plant on Friday. According to a report in NDTV, the joint inspection carried out by UP Drug Control and the CDSCO team at the Noida facility concluded at midnight. They then ordered the company to shut all drug production units in the facility.