Скачать или смотреть Killer Cough Syrup Case: Ethylene Glycol & Drug Regulation in India | UPSC GS 3 | Rahul Saigaonker

Ethylene Glycol (EG) and Diethylene Glycol (DEG) contamination in cough syrups has led to repeated child deaths in India and abroad.

But how do industrial chemicals enter medicines?
Is it regulatory failure, manufacturing negligence, or weak coordination between Centre and States?

In this video, we cover:

• What are Ethylene Glycol (EG) and Diethylene Glycol (DEG)?
• Why are they toxic? (Metabolic acidosis & kidney failure explained)
• What are excipients and how contamination happens?
• Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940 – CDSCO vs State Drug Controllers
• Indian Pharmacopoeia standards (DEG/EG limits)
• Fragmented regulation & accountability gaps
• USA (FDA model) vs EU (EMA, PRAC, CMDh) comparison
• Reforms needed in India

This topic is important for:
GS2 – Health Governance
GS3 – Science & Technology
Essay & Ethics (institutional accountability)
Prelims – Chemistry & Regulatory frameworks

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