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Nationwide Drug Safety Probe Initiated After Maternal Deaths in Rajasthan

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Jaipur, June 28 (IANS) What began as a series of unexplained maternal deaths in Rajasthan has now snowballed into a nationwide drug safety investigation. Seven women, who had recently given birth, lost their lives over a span of less than two months, prompting the Union Health Ministry to cancel the manufacturing licence of the company producing the Oxytocin injection suspected to be linked to the cases.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also stepped in, seeking a detailed report from the I…