On July 3, 2025, eight-year-old Muslima Ziyoboeva passed away in Jizzakh region. This was reported by Upl.uz.
Her death was the latest tragedy resulting from mass poisoning caused by the "Dok-1 Maks" medication. The girl had been diagnosed with Group I disability by doctors and had just about a month left until her ninth birthday.
This incident officially raised the number of deceased children to 69. Dozens of other children are struggling with health issues, but the process of paying compensations ordered by the court has stalled due to bureaucratic obstacles.
Muslima's death was confirmed by her father Ilhom Azimov. This became known after information was received from another affected family.
Cases of poisoning with "Dok-1 Maks" and "Ambronol" syrups were recorded between September and December 2022. These medications were produced by the Indian company Marion Biotech.
According to the court case, Muslima, born in 2016, took "Dok-1 Maks" syrup on the recommendation of a doctor in December 2022. Soon after, she developed kidney failure, leading to anuria – the complete cessation of urination.
After being hospitalized, her condition worsened, and she was transferred to the National Children's Medical Center in Tashkent. During transport, the girl fell into a coma and woke up a week later.
Despite all the efforts of the doctors, her health deteriorated to an irreversible state, and she was granted Group I disability. In November 2023, during court hearings, her parents stated that their daughter could not move independently, sit, or speak, and it was revealed that they were spending over 10 million soums monthly on care and therapy.
According to their calculations, total expenses reached 1 billion soums. The process of compensating the damages to the victims has not yet been completed.
On November 18, 2023, the court found Muslima and four other children to be victims and decided to award each 1 billion soums in moral damages. Seven individuals were named as defendants, including the former director of the Pharmaceutical Development Agency, Sardor Qariyev.
The court ordered Qariyev to distribute the confiscated 10 thousand dollars to the representatives of these five children. However, as of July 2025, these funds have not been paid.
According to Gulchehra Murodova, assistant judge of the Uchtepa district court, the court ruling could not come into legal force due to appeals. In December 2023, Sardor Qariyev, his deputies, and Ragvendra Pratap Singh, head of Quramax Medical, filed appeals.
Later, Qariyev and Singh withdrew their appeals, but another victim, Saidmuxtor Fayzullaev, head of Supreme Pharmatech, filed an appeal. The appeal case began in May 2025, and on June 5, the Tashkent city court upheld the ruling.
Enforcement documents were submitted to the Uchtepa district court and sent to the Enforcement Bureau on June 16. Murodova stated that the 10 thousand dollars were directed to the Yunusabad district because the funds are kept in the deposit account of the SGB base in that district.
At the same time, the main ruling from February 26, 2024, is also not being enforced. It stipulates that a total of 75.6 billion soums should be awarded to the families of 68 deceased and 18 disabled children.
The only partial payment was made by Sardor Qariyev's mother in the amount of 2.5 billion soums after the appeal ruling was confirmed. This amount was distributed among the families, with each receiving 20-30 million soums.
In the autumn of 2024, the parents of disabled children are struggling with health
