India, Aug. 2 -- The Maharashtra Public Health Department has directed all district health officers and civil surgeons to immediately stop the use and distribution of specific batches of Ringer Lactate IV 500 ml bottles supplied by a private manufacturer after complaints of adverse effects from Pune and Nandurbar districts, officials said on Saturday.

The Maharashtra Medical Goods Procurement Authority (MMGPA) issued the order on July 29 following complaints from the two districts about patients developing complications after administration of the intravenous fluid. Government hospitals and healthcare institutions have been instructed not to use or distribute the identified batches until further orders.

The Ringer Lactate bottles were s...