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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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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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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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Madhya Pradesh To Launch 'Drug Tracking' After Chhindwara Cough Syrup Deaths
Madhya Pradesh has introduced a barcode and QR code-based "Drug Tracking-Tracing System" (GS-1 System) for all medicines supplied to government hospitals.
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Madhya Pradesh Cop Alleges Police Hand In Drug Trade
In an explosive revelation that has sent shockwaves through Madhya Pradesh's law enforcement system, a senior IPS officer has openly alleged that policemen themselves are knee-deep in the illegal trade of narcotic cough syrups.
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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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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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Madhya Pradesh Government Hospital Under Lens Over Worms In Antibiotic Syrup
Amid child deaths linked to a toxic cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, a government hospital here is now facing a complaint over worms allegedly found in a bottle of antibiotic medicine given to a child, officials said on Thursday.
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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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WHO Issues Alert Against Substandard Oral Cough Syrups In India
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert against three "substandard" oral cough syrups identified in India -- Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife.
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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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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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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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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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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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Madhya Pradesh To Launch 'Drug Tracking' After Chhindwara Cough Syrup Deaths
Madhya Pradesh has introduced a barcode and QR code-based "Drug Tracking-Tracing System" (GS-1 System) for all medicines supplied to government hospitals.
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Madhya Pradesh Cop Alleges Police Hand In Drug Trade
In an explosive revelation that has sent shockwaves through Madhya Pradesh's law enforcement system, a senior IPS officer has openly alleged that policemen themselves are knee-deep in the illegal trade of narcotic cough syrups.
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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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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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Madhya Pradesh Government Hospital Under Lens Over Worms In Antibiotic Syrup
Amid child deaths linked to a toxic cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, a government hospital here is now facing a complaint over worms allegedly found in a bottle of antibiotic medicine given to a child, officials said on Thursday.
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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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WHO Issues Alert Against Substandard Oral Cough Syrups In India
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert against three "substandard" oral cough syrups identified in India -- Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife.
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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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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.
