BBC World Service
BbcThe Indian authorities banned two highly highly opioids in response to the BBC survey, which is suffering from a public health crisis in some areas of Africa.
Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi said that the BBC of the Indian drug controller withdrawed its drug manufacturing and export permission from the letter.
The BBC EYE found that AVEO, a pharmaceutical company, is illegally exported. Hazardous mixing of Tapenta and Carry Pro Zol in countries such as Ghana, Nigeria and Court Dibu Ar.
The Indian Food and Drug Administration said that the company’s factory in Mumbai has been raided since then and seized the entire stock.
The prototype of Dr. Raghuvanshi, which was date on Friday, cited the BBC’s decision to ban all the combinations of Tapentadol and Carisoprodol, which will be implemented as an immediate effect.
He also said that civil servants also came out after investigating “the potential of drug abuse and the harmful impact on the population.”
Tapentadol is a powerful opioid and Carisoprodol is an addictive in Europe because it is a muscle relaxant.
Carisoprodol has been approved for use in the United States, but is only used in a short period of time for up to three weeks. Forbidden symptoms include anxiety, insomnia and hallucinations.
The combination of the two drugs has no permission to use anywhere in the world because it is difficult to breathe, seizures and overdose.
Despite the danger, this opioid is a popular street drug in many African countries. Because they are cheap and widely available.
According to the publicly available export data, Aveo Pharmaceuticals has shipped this purification to Ghana and other African countries with a sister company called Westfin International.
The BBC World Service also found a packet of the drug where the Aveo logo is sold in Nigeria Street, Ibudian City and the city.
Nigeria, which has a population of 225 million, offers the largest market of this pill. According to the National Statistical Office of Statistics, about 4 million Nigerians are estimated to abuse some form of opioids.
As part of the survey, the BBC also sent a secret agent as an African businessman who wants to supply opioids to Nigeria in one of the AVEO factory in India, one of the AVEO factories in India. The BBC is sold throughout Africa.
In a secret scene, the agent tells Sharma that his plan sells pills to Nigeria’s teenagers who like this product.
Sharma replies “OK”. I agree that if the user take two or three pills at a time, it can be “relax” and “height”.
At the end of the meeting, Sharma added, “This is very harmful to health.”
Sharma and Aveo Pharmaceuticals did not respond to the request when the BBC’s initial investigation was announced.
The Indian Food and Drug Administration said that AVEO’s entire stock was seized by the Sting operation and additional production was stopped in the Friday statement. He added that additional legal measures for the company will be taken.
The agency said it was “completely prepared” to take action against everyone involved in “illegal activities that damage the national reputation.”
The FDA said it has been instructed to perform additional tests to prevent the supply of drugs.
