West Africa, opioid and India's Drugs Controller General

India bans two opioids behind crisis in West Africa
Indian authorities have banned two highly-addictive opioids in response to a BBC investigation which found they were fuelling a public health crisis in parts of West Africa. In a letter seen by the BBC from India's Drugs Controller General, Dr Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi said permission to manufacture and export the drugs had been withdrawn
Centre bans manufacture and export of 2 drugs 'fuelling' West Africa opioid crisis
Maharashtra's Aveo Pharmaceuticals was raided by state and central drug inspectors following a BBC documentary exposing their illegal export of unlicensed, addictive opioid pills to West Africa, leading to halted production and seized inventory.
CDSCO withdraws export NOC, bans drugs linked to West Africa opioid crisis
The ministry added that Aveo Pharmaceuticals has been issued a Stop Activity Order, halting all operations at the company's premises after a comprehensive audit
India’s Opioid Kings: BBC Eye investigation exposes an Indian pharma firm fuelling West Africa’s opioid crisis
India’s Opioid Kings, a new documentary from the BBC World Service’s award-winning BBC Eye Investigations team, has revealed that an Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis.
India bans dangerous opioid combo after reports of widespread abuse in West Africa
The drugs, which are highly addictive and linked to a public health crisis in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire, have been illegally exported by Aveo Pharmaceuticals, a Mumbai-based manufacturer.
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