“Regarding the fact of the death of 18 children, which occurred as a consequence of taking the drug Doc-1 Max, a criminal case was initiated against officials of Quramax Medical (importer of the drug) and the Scientific Center for Standardization of Medicines LLC < ...> (Violation of the retail order for prescription drugs containing potent substances),” RIA Novosti reports in the agency’s commentary.
As part of the investigation, employees of the drug importing company have already been arrested. The maximum penalty provided for in this article is 15 years in prison.