Watch India's Opioid Kings from BBC Eye Investigations on iPlayer or, if you are outside the UK, watch on YouTube. Aveo's new product is even more dangerous than the tramadol it has replaced.

India's Food and Drug Administration said a sting operation saw Aveo's entire stock seized and further production halted in a statement on Friday. Further legal action will be taken against the ...

India bans drugs blamed for opioid crisis in West Africa. Aveo Pharmaceuticals is accused of illegally exporting banned combination of tapentadol and carisoprodol to Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast ...

The Ministry also revealed that a joint team from the CDSCO and the State Regulatory Authority conducted a comprehensive audit of Aveo Pharmaceuticals between 21st and 22nd February 2025.

India’s rules about medicine safety are not strong enough, and this is causing big problems around the world—from Africa to America. A company in India called Aveo Pharmaceuticals has made ...

Aveo is breaking Indian law because it is not meeting import requirements in Ghana, but "the Indian authorities pay little attention to pharma drugs not sold in India," the documentary states. An ...

Health Ministry halts Aveo Pharmaceuticals' unapproved drug exports to West Africa, ... [CDSCO] in India. Tapentadol is approved in 50, 75, and 100 mg tablet forms, as well as 100, ...

An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting them illegally to West Africa where they are driving a major public health crisis in countries ...

Aveo is not the only Indian company making and exporting unlicensed opioids. Publicly available export data suggest other pharma companies manufacture similar products, ...

India's Food and Drug Administration said a sting operation saw Aveo's entire stock seized and further production halted in a statement on Friday. Further legal action will be taken against the ...