World News 1: Indian study reveals about 3% of drugs ‘substandard’ amid official crackdown

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In wake of children’s cough syrup scandal, an expert says regulatory system is ‘grossly understaffed and underfunctional’About 3% of drugs routinely taken by Indians for ailments such as hypertension, bacterial infections and allergies are “substandard”, according to a study of samples taken from factories by government inspectors.Officials have been carrying out random checks on factories after a scandal over Indian-made cough syrups linked to the deaths of children,...

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