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Toxic Syrup Survivor, 5, Returns Home After 115 Days, But Without Eyesight
In a tragedy that claimed the lives of 24 children across Madhya Pradesh after they consumed a poisonous cough syrup, a five-year-old boy from Chhindwara has returned home after a 115-day battle for survival.
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Newborn Girl's Body Found In Toilet Commode In Madhya Pradesh Hospital
Just weeks after Madhya Pradesh became a grim symbol of state failure with the deaths of more than 20 children due to poisoned cough syrup, another chilling incident has surfaced, this time from inside a government hospital itself.
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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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Cough Syrup Death: Over 700 Manufacturers Under Scrutiny Post Contamination Cases
More than 700 cough syrup manufacturers have been under intense scrutiny, following a spate of deaths in children in Madhya Pradesh after consuming the contaminated syrups.
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Safety Lapses, Weak Oversight Being Probed Into Cough Syrup Deaths: Report
Officials are investigating whether safety lapses in the supply of a pharmaceutical ingredient were responsible for contaminating cough syrup that has killed at least 24 children in recent months, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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5-Month-Old Dies After Being Given Medicines, Including Herbal Cough Syrup In Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, already under national scrutiny after the deaths of at least 20 children due to contaminated cough syrup-induced acute kidney failure, has been shaken again by another tragedy.
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India 'Has Much To Do' To Stop Toxic Cough Syrup Sales, Says WHO
India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organisation official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.
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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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Coldrif, Respifresh TR And ReLife: WHO Issues Global Warning Against These Three Indian Cough Syrups
WHO has asked the national regulatory authorities worldwide to report if these medicines are detected in their country immediately.
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Licence Of Tamil Nadu Firm Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup Revoked
The Tamil Nadu Drug Control department has revoked the complete licence of Sresan Pharma, which manufactured 'Coldrif' cough syrup that led to the deaths of several children across India.
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Central Drug Regulator Blames Tamil Nadu Lapses For Syrup Tragedy: Sources
The central drug regulator has blamed the negligence of Tamil Nadu authorities for the cough syrup tragedy.
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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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Coldrif Cough Syrup Deaths: Pharma Firm Owner Sent To 10-Day Police Custody
A Parasia court on Friday sent Sresan Pharma owner Ranganathan to 10-day police custody in connection with the deaths of children allegedly caused by the consumption of Coldrif cough syrup.
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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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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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Toxic Syrup Survivor, 5, Returns Home After 115 Days, But Without Eyesight
In a tragedy that claimed the lives of 24 children across Madhya Pradesh after they consumed a poisonous cough syrup, a five-year-old boy from Chhindwara has returned home after a 115-day battle for survival.
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Newborn Girl's Body Found In Toilet Commode In Madhya Pradesh Hospital
Just weeks after Madhya Pradesh became a grim symbol of state failure with the deaths of more than 20 children due to poisoned cough syrup, another chilling incident has surfaced, this time from inside a government hospital itself.
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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.
-
Cough Syrup Death: Over 700 Manufacturers Under Scrutiny Post Contamination Cases
More than 700 cough syrup manufacturers have been under intense scrutiny, following a spate of deaths in children in Madhya Pradesh after consuming the contaminated syrups.
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Safety Lapses, Weak Oversight Being Probed Into Cough Syrup Deaths: Report
Officials are investigating whether safety lapses in the supply of a pharmaceutical ingredient were responsible for contaminating cough syrup that has killed at least 24 children in recent months, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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5-Month-Old Dies After Being Given Medicines, Including Herbal Cough Syrup In Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, already under national scrutiny after the deaths of at least 20 children due to contaminated cough syrup-induced acute kidney failure, has been shaken again by another tragedy.
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India 'Has Much To Do' To Stop Toxic Cough Syrup Sales, Says WHO
India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organisation official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.
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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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Coldrif, Respifresh TR And ReLife: WHO Issues Global Warning Against These Three Indian Cough Syrups
WHO has asked the national regulatory authorities worldwide to report if these medicines are detected in their country immediately.
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Licence Of Tamil Nadu Firm Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup Revoked
The Tamil Nadu Drug Control department has revoked the complete licence of Sresan Pharma, which manufactured 'Coldrif' cough syrup that led to the deaths of several children across India.
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Central Drug Regulator Blames Tamil Nadu Lapses For Syrup Tragedy: Sources
The central drug regulator has blamed the negligence of Tamil Nadu authorities for the cough syrup tragedy.
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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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Coldrif Cough Syrup Deaths: Pharma Firm Owner Sent To 10-Day Police Custody
A Parasia court on Friday sent Sresan Pharma owner Ranganathan to 10-day police custody in connection with the deaths of children allegedly caused by the consumption of Coldrif cough syrup.
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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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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.
