India suspends syrup license over Uzbekistan deaths

A man walks past the office entrance of Marion Biotech, a pharmaceutical company in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi on Dec 29, 2022. (PHOTO / AFP)

India's Uttar Pradesh state has suspended the production license of Marion Biotech, whose cough syrup has been linked to the death of 19 children in Uzbekistan, Moneycontrol website reported on Tuesday.

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Marion Biotech did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.