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Time of India
3 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Low quality drug delays Telangana's annual deworming campaign
Hyderabad: With just two months left till the state's annual deworming campaign begins, officials of the Telangana Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Cooperation (TGMSIDS) have handed the task of manufacturing over 1 crore doses of albendazole tablets by June-end to a new company. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now While the campaign was rescheduled to be conducted in Aug, the date is yet to be finalised. Telangana postponed its national deworming day campaign in Feb this year after the Union health ministry's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) flagged nearly two dozen batches of albendazole tablets as not of standard quality (NSQ) in consecutive monthly reports of March and April. Acknowledging the violation, an official from the Drug Control Administration (DCA) said that the Madhya Pradesh-based manufacturing company tasked with manufacturing these tablets was recently blacklisted. "A company is blacklisted if there are three continuous NSQs. We filed a case against the manufacturer due to repeated violations. A chargesheet will be filed soon, and further investigation will be conducted. " Speaking to TOI, an official from the TGMSIDS said that the order to manufacture the albendazole tablets was given to the concerned company in Nov last year, and the delivery was due for Jan 2025. "The usual time for delivery is 60 days. Of the total 25 batches that the company delivered, as many as 19 were found NSQ. This is why we could not conduct the deworming campaign in Feb as there was a shortage of these tablets. While many states conduct the campaign in two rounds (Feb and Aug), we only follow the Feb cycle as the malnutrition and worm infestation in children in the state does not prevail to the extent it was 20 years ago," explained the official. In March this year, the TGMSIDS officials gave the order to produce 1 crore albendazole tablets to a New Delhi-based company with its factory based in Haryana. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The manufacturer has been asked to produce 1.3 lakh albendazole tablets daily to meet the target in time. "As many as 16 lakh tablets have been supplied so far," said the official. Albendazole is an anti-parasitic tablet commonly used to treat infections caused by worms, such as tapeworm, ringworm, and others in children. The tablets are distributed every year to children in govt schools and pregnant mothers by the auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) on National Deworming Day in Feb to improve children's overall health, nutritional status, and educational outcomes. A total of 1.12 crore albendazole tablets were distributed by the officials in 2024 to children aged between 1 and 19 years, including those in govt schools, and others. Of this, 1.42 lakh tablets were also provided to pregnant women in the state.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- The Hindu
Unlicensed veterinary drug manufacturing unit busted in Gajularamaram
Officials from the Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) raided Siflon Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited in Gajularamaram of Medchal-Malkajgiri district, and unearthed the illegal manufacturing of veterinary medicines, on Wednesday. During the inspection, the DCA officers found that the company was producing veterinary drugs without the required manufacturing licence. The unlicenced products included Albendazole Tablets 250mg (Bolus) and Albendazole Granules, both meant for veterinary use. During the raid, 537 kilograms of Albendazole tablets and 986 kilograms of Albendazole Granules were seized. The estimated value of the confiscated stock is around ₹3 lakh, said a release. Further investigation will be conducted, and action will be taken in accordance with the law against all offenders, the release stated.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Live Hookworms Discovered in Woman's Intestine During Scan
A medical scan showed live hookworms in a woman's stomach, shocking doctors who said she didn't have the telltale gastrointestinal symptoms of the parasitic infection. The Chinese farmer, 75, first went to the doctor while struggling with dizziness, lack of appetite, trouble sleeping, and weakness 'without any obvious cause,' according to an article on the case in the Journal of Medical Case Reports. The woman, from China's Yongzhou City, was diagnosed with anemia and stomach inflammation, and tested positive for a bacterial stomach infection. But treatment, the study says, didn't improve her symptoms — prompting doctors to prescribe an endoscopy. Related: Cockroach Extracted from Man's Small Intestine — and It Was Still Alive An endoscopy involves a long thin tube being inserted in the mouth to examine organs up close, the Cleveland Clinic explains. In the woman's case, the endoscopy showed 'the presence of live nematodes [worms] in the descending portion of the patient's duodenum,' which is the beginning of the small intestine. Researchers then examined her stool, which revealed the presence of hookworm eggs. Parasitic worms infect up to 480 million people globally, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control explains. The infection is usually contracted by walking barefoot on soil contaminated by the feces of a person or animal who has the infection. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! Related: Parasites Bury in Woman's Eye After She Went Swimming in Contact Lenses: 'Most Pain I've Ever Experienced' It generally causes diarrhea and abdominal pain, which the woman didn't experience, but can also cause the symptoms she did exhibit, which were anemia, loss of appetite and fatigue. The Hunan Province, where the woman lives, "has also made significant progress in controlling hookworms," the study notes, saying the rate of infection decreased from 22.86% in 1994 to 0.43% in 2020. Still, while "the rate of hookworm infection remains low, the risk [of infection] remains." She was treated with Albendazole — an FDA-approved medication according to the Mayo Clinic. Following a course of the medication, her anemia was cured. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Read the original article on People
