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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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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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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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Raids In UP, Gujarat, Jharkhand Linked To Rs 1,000 Crore Cough Syrup Racket
In a sweeping operation early Thursday or Friday, the Lucknow Zonal office conducted raids at 25 locations connected to a sprawling illegal codeine-based cough syrup network to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore.
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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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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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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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Tamil Nadu Government Shifts Blame To AIADMK Over Drug Test Shortfalls
The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has blamed the previous AIADMK regime for the shortfall in drug tests flagged by central auditors.
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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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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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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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Exclusive: How Madhya Pradesh's Drug System Failed To Stop A 'Killer' Syrup
In Madhya Pradesh, 20 children are dead and seven more are battling for life after consuming a toxic cough syrup that should never have reached them.
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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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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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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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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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Raids In UP, Gujarat, Jharkhand Linked To Rs 1,000 Crore Cough Syrup Racket
In a sweeping operation early Thursday or Friday, the Lucknow Zonal office conducted raids at 25 locations connected to a sprawling illegal codeine-based cough syrup network to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore.
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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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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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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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Tamil Nadu Government Shifts Blame To AIADMK Over Drug Test Shortfalls
The DMK-led Tamil Nadu government has blamed the previous AIADMK regime for the shortfall in drug tests flagged by central auditors.
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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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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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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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Exclusive: How Madhya Pradesh's Drug System Failed To Stop A 'Killer' Syrup
In Madhya Pradesh, 20 children are dead and seven more are battling for life after consuming a toxic cough syrup that should never have reached them.
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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.
