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Probe Agency ED Raids Premises Linked To Firm Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup
The 'Coldrif' cough syrup was found to be "dangerously" adulterated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a highly poisonous substance.
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As Madhya Pradesh Grapples With Cough Syrup Deaths, Another Lapse Emerges
Even as Madhya Pradesh continues to grapple with the deaths of 23 children in the Chhindwara toxic cough syrup tragedy, another case of alleged negligence by the health department has come to light, this time involving lakhs of children
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WHO Flags "Regulatory Gap", Export Risks After Cough Syrup Tragedy
Amid the nationwide outrage over children's deaths caused by adulterated cough syrups in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the "regulatory gap" in screening
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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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Medical Body Wants Central Committee To Probe Cough Syrup Deaths
Expressing 'deep concern' over the deaths of children due to cough syrup contamination, the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Health to form a central committee to probe the cases.
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Toxic Cough Syrup, Deadly Fallout: Here's How The Public Health Crisis Unfolded
What began with a few strange deaths linked to cough syrups rapidly snowballed into a multi-state public health and regulatory crisis. Here's how.
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Exclusive: Coldrif Cough Syrup Contains Salt Banned 2 Years Ago For Children Under 4
Prescribed in children to treat symptoms of cold and cough, including runny nose, sneezing and sore throat and watery eyes, Coldrif contains Chlorpheniramine Maleate, Paracetamol and Phenylephrine.
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Cough Syrup Tragedy: Madhya Pradesh Cracks Down, Suspends Officials
The death of 16 children - after they consumed Coldrif cough syrup - in Chhindwara has pushed the Madhya Pradesh government into an administrative overhaul.
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Toxic Cough Syrup Scare: What Went Wrong And Why All Syrups Aren't Unsafe
Recent child deaths and hospitalisations linked to a contaminated cough syrup have raised fears across India.
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'Poison Fed As Medicine': They Had A Cold, A Cough Syrup Killed Them
16 children and a medicine that ended up killing them -- the cough syrup tragedy in Madhya Pradesh has exposed massive gaps in drug testing processes that led to children's deaths and left their families shattered.
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Madhya Pradesh Doctor Who Prescribed Deadly Cough Syrup To Children Arrested
The Madhya Pradesh government also filed a case against Srisan Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactured the Coldrif syrup.
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Rajasthan Suspends Drug Controller Amid Cough Syrup Row
The Rajasthan government has suspended the state drug controller and halted the distribution of medicines manufactured by Jaipur-based company Kaysons Pharma, officials said.
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School Assembly News Headlines (October 4): Top National, International, Sports Updates
School Assembly News Headlines (October 4): Today's top stories include Indian military chiefs' warning to Pakistan on cross-border terrorism, India's decade-long fall in violent crime cases, and Tamil Nadu's ban on a cough syrup after child deaths.
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No Toxins In Cough Syrup Linked To Children's Deaths, Probe On: Centre
Cough syrup samples linked to the deaths of children in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh did not contain toxins associated with kidney injuries, the Union Health Ministry said Friday.
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Probe Agency ED Raids Premises Linked To Firm Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup
The 'Coldrif' cough syrup was found to be "dangerously" adulterated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a highly poisonous substance.
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As Madhya Pradesh Grapples With Cough Syrup Deaths, Another Lapse Emerges
Even as Madhya Pradesh continues to grapple with the deaths of 23 children in the Chhindwara toxic cough syrup tragedy, another case of alleged negligence by the health department has come to light, this time involving lakhs of children
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WHO Flags "Regulatory Gap", Export Risks After Cough Syrup Tragedy
Amid the nationwide outrage over children's deaths caused by adulterated cough syrups in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the "regulatory gap" in screening
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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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Medical Body Wants Central Committee To Probe Cough Syrup Deaths
Expressing 'deep concern' over the deaths of children due to cough syrup contamination, the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) on Wednesday urged the Ministry of Health to form a central committee to probe the cases.
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Toxic Cough Syrup, Deadly Fallout: Here's How The Public Health Crisis Unfolded
What began with a few strange deaths linked to cough syrups rapidly snowballed into a multi-state public health and regulatory crisis. Here's how.
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Exclusive: Coldrif Cough Syrup Contains Salt Banned 2 Years Ago For Children Under 4
Prescribed in children to treat symptoms of cold and cough, including runny nose, sneezing and sore throat and watery eyes, Coldrif contains Chlorpheniramine Maleate, Paracetamol and Phenylephrine.
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Cough Syrup Tragedy: Madhya Pradesh Cracks Down, Suspends Officials
The death of 16 children - after they consumed Coldrif cough syrup - in Chhindwara has pushed the Madhya Pradesh government into an administrative overhaul.
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Toxic Cough Syrup Scare: What Went Wrong And Why All Syrups Aren't Unsafe
Recent child deaths and hospitalisations linked to a contaminated cough syrup have raised fears across India.
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'Poison Fed As Medicine': They Had A Cold, A Cough Syrup Killed Them
16 children and a medicine that ended up killing them -- the cough syrup tragedy in Madhya Pradesh has exposed massive gaps in drug testing processes that led to children's deaths and left their families shattered.
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Madhya Pradesh Doctor Who Prescribed Deadly Cough Syrup To Children Arrested
The Madhya Pradesh government also filed a case against Srisan Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactured the Coldrif syrup.
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Rajasthan Suspends Drug Controller Amid Cough Syrup Row
The Rajasthan government has suspended the state drug controller and halted the distribution of medicines manufactured by Jaipur-based company Kaysons Pharma, officials said.
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School Assembly News Headlines (October 4): Top National, International, Sports Updates
School Assembly News Headlines (October 4): Today's top stories include Indian military chiefs' warning to Pakistan on cross-border terrorism, India's decade-long fall in violent crime cases, and Tamil Nadu's ban on a cough syrup after child deaths.
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No Toxins In Cough Syrup Linked To Children's Deaths, Probe On: Centre
Cough syrup samples linked to the deaths of children in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh did not contain toxins associated with kidney injuries, the Union Health Ministry said Friday.
