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The Right Medicine in the Wrong Box: A Superintendent's Choice Between Access and Trust

On 20 October 2026, Pinarayi Vijayan demanded an inquiry after parents noticed the labels on drugs issued on 19 October. Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said the generic medicine would not be changed. Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan accused a Kerala government hospital of distributing SMA drugs bearing "Clinical Trial" labels to children, though officials clarified the medicine was a CDSCO-approved generic. The…