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Health Ministry Mulls Ban On Cough Syrups For Children Under 2 Years: Report
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Health Ministry is reportedly considering banning prescriptions of paediatric cough syrups for children under two years and discouraging their use for those under five.
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Two Held For Possession Of Banned Cough Syrups: Why Are Codeine-Based Cough Syrups Prohibited In India?
Azim Ahmed Naeem Ahmed Khan (29) and Abuzaid Imtiaz Khan (28), were found in possession of 57 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup and 338.1 gm of mephedrone, which they were intending to sell.
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Tamil Nadu Bans Almond Kit Cough Syrup Due To Toxin Contamination
The Tamil Nadu government has banned the manufacture, sale, distribution and consumption of the cough syrup 'Almond Kit' after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the highly toxic chemical ethylene glycol, the state's drug control body said in
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Why Are Codeine-Based Cough Syrups Regulated? Safe Use, Side Effects And Red Flags Explained
Codeine-based cough syrups are prescription medicines used to suppress severe coughs, but misuse and illegal trade have sparked law enforcement action in India.
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Rajasthan Medical Body Bans 7 Firms, 40 Medicines In 2025 For Substandard Quality
Rajasthan Medical and Health Department, intensifying its focus on strengthening healthcare quality and ensuring better services for the public, is adopting a zero-tolerance policy toward negligence or irregularities.
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Over 15 Lakh Vials Of Banned Cough Syrup Seized In Ghaziabad, 8 Arrested
In one of the biggest crackdowns on the illegal trade of banned pharmaceutical substances in recent years, Ghaziabad Police and the crime branch seized over 15.7 lakh vials of prohibited cough syrup.
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Banned Cough Syrup Worth Rs 3 Crore Seized In UP, 3 Arrested
A joint team of police and excise department officials seized banned cough syrup worth Rs 3 crore and arrested three accused in this connection here, an official said on Sunday.
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For Every Bottle Of Killer Cough Syrup Doctor Prescribed, He Got Rs 2.5 As Cut
How would you price the life of a child? How would you assess its worth? For the doctor who prescribed the cough syrup to most of the 23 children who died after having it in Madhya Pradesh, the answer was simple: Rs 2.54.
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'Not Of Standard Quality': Delhi Bans Sale Of 'Coldrif' Cough Syrup
The Delhi government has banned the sale, purchase and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after it was declared "not of standard quality", an official order said.
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Cough Syrup Linked To Child Deaths In India Not Shipped To US: Drug Regulator
The US Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Friday that toxic cough syrups linked to children's deaths in India had not been shipped to the United States.
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Manipur Bans 2 Cough Syrup Brands Containing "Highly Toxic Chemical"
The Manipur government on Friday banned two brands of cough syrup found to contain a "highly toxic chemical".
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Amid Cough Syrup Deaths, Auditor Flags Madhya Pradesh's Mega Purchase Of Banned Drugs
Even as Madhya Pradesh reels from the tragic deaths of 23 children in Chhindwara due to a toxic cough syrup, a new revelation from the Comptroller and Auditor General has exposed a deeper crisis in the state's drug regulation and procurement system.
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364 Violations Found At Pharma Company Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup: Sources
The pharmaceutical company, Sresan Pharma, at the centre of the cough syrup tragedy that has claimed over a dozen children's lives in Madhya Pradesh was found to be supplying the cough syrup without testing it, said a top source.
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Drug Regulator's Advisory Over Lapses Amid Outrage Over Cough Syrup Deaths
India's top drug regulator has issued an advisory over serious lapses in pharmaceutical manufacturing practices, amid growing outrage over child deaths allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups.
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'Many Drug Companies Should Have Been Banned', Says Doctors' Group In Toxic Cough Syrup Case
Coldrif, now referred to as the "killer syrup," was recently examined by drug control authorities in Tamil Nadu. On October 2, the authorities declared that the samples were found to be adulterated, containing an alarming 48.6% weight/volume of DEG.
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Health Ministry Mulls Ban On Cough Syrups For Children Under 2 Years: Report
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Health Ministry is reportedly considering banning prescriptions of paediatric cough syrups for children under two years and discouraging their use for those under five.
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Two Held For Possession Of Banned Cough Syrups: Why Are Codeine-Based Cough Syrups Prohibited In India?
Azim Ahmed Naeem Ahmed Khan (29) and Abuzaid Imtiaz Khan (28), were found in possession of 57 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup and 338.1 gm of mephedrone, which they were intending to sell.
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Tamil Nadu Bans Almond Kit Cough Syrup Due To Toxin Contamination
The Tamil Nadu government has banned the manufacture, sale, distribution and consumption of the cough syrup 'Almond Kit' after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the highly toxic chemical ethylene glycol, the state's drug control body said in
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Why Are Codeine-Based Cough Syrups Regulated? Safe Use, Side Effects And Red Flags Explained
Codeine-based cough syrups are prescription medicines used to suppress severe coughs, but misuse and illegal trade have sparked law enforcement action in India.
-
Rajasthan Medical Body Bans 7 Firms, 40 Medicines In 2025 For Substandard Quality
Rajasthan Medical and Health Department, intensifying its focus on strengthening healthcare quality and ensuring better services for the public, is adopting a zero-tolerance policy toward negligence or irregularities.
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Over 15 Lakh Vials Of Banned Cough Syrup Seized In Ghaziabad, 8 Arrested
In one of the biggest crackdowns on the illegal trade of banned pharmaceutical substances in recent years, Ghaziabad Police and the crime branch seized over 15.7 lakh vials of prohibited cough syrup.
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Banned Cough Syrup Worth Rs 3 Crore Seized In UP, 3 Arrested
A joint team of police and excise department officials seized banned cough syrup worth Rs 3 crore and arrested three accused in this connection here, an official said on Sunday.
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For Every Bottle Of Killer Cough Syrup Doctor Prescribed, He Got Rs 2.5 As Cut
How would you price the life of a child? How would you assess its worth? For the doctor who prescribed the cough syrup to most of the 23 children who died after having it in Madhya Pradesh, the answer was simple: Rs 2.54.
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'Not Of Standard Quality': Delhi Bans Sale Of 'Coldrif' Cough Syrup
The Delhi government has banned the sale, purchase and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after it was declared "not of standard quality", an official order said.
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Cough Syrup Linked To Child Deaths In India Not Shipped To US: Drug Regulator
The US Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Friday that toxic cough syrups linked to children's deaths in India had not been shipped to the United States.
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Manipur Bans 2 Cough Syrup Brands Containing "Highly Toxic Chemical"
The Manipur government on Friday banned two brands of cough syrup found to contain a "highly toxic chemical".
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Amid Cough Syrup Deaths, Auditor Flags Madhya Pradesh's Mega Purchase Of Banned Drugs
Even as Madhya Pradesh reels from the tragic deaths of 23 children in Chhindwara due to a toxic cough syrup, a new revelation from the Comptroller and Auditor General has exposed a deeper crisis in the state's drug regulation and procurement system.
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364 Violations Found At Pharma Company Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup: Sources
The pharmaceutical company, Sresan Pharma, at the centre of the cough syrup tragedy that has claimed over a dozen children's lives in Madhya Pradesh was found to be supplying the cough syrup without testing it, said a top source.
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Drug Regulator's Advisory Over Lapses Amid Outrage Over Cough Syrup Deaths
India's top drug regulator has issued an advisory over serious lapses in pharmaceutical manufacturing practices, amid growing outrage over child deaths allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups.
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'Many Drug Companies Should Have Been Banned', Says Doctors' Group In Toxic Cough Syrup Case
Coldrif, now referred to as the "killer syrup," was recently examined by drug control authorities in Tamil Nadu. On October 2, the authorities declared that the samples were found to be adulterated, containing an alarming 48.6% weight/volume of DEG.
