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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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Madhya Pradesh's Cough Syrup Red Flag That Didn't Stop The Next Shock
Long before the cough syrup controversy exploded into a tragedy in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara, a chilling warning had already surfaced in Indore and it was not vague, not technical, not debatable. It was chemical, measurable, and terrifying.
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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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What Hit India's Health Hardest In 2025? Toxic Cough Syrups, Antibiotic Resistance And More
2025 exposed multiple public-health vulnerabilities in India ranging from contaminated cough syrups and product alerts, a sharp dengue season in several states, extreme-heat impacts, worsening air quality and rising antimicrobial resistance.
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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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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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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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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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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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Madhya Pradesh's Cough Syrup Red Flag That Didn't Stop The Next Shock
Long before the cough syrup controversy exploded into a tragedy in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara, a chilling warning had already surfaced in Indore and it was not vague, not technical, not debatable. It was chemical, measurable, and terrifying.
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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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What Hit India's Health Hardest In 2025? Toxic Cough Syrups, Antibiotic Resistance And More
2025 exposed multiple public-health vulnerabilities in India ranging from contaminated cough syrups and product alerts, a sharp dengue season in several states, extreme-heat impacts, worsening air quality and rising antimicrobial resistance.
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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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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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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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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.
