Cough Syrup Deaths | Long Before Cough Syrup Deaths, CAG Flagged Shortfall In Drugs Test
Major revelations have been made over the reality of drug tests amid a probe into the deaths of nearly two dozen children after consuming adulterated cough syrup. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had last year flagged the mismanagement of medicine stores in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, where a majority of these deaths were reported. It had also pointed out a shortfall in drug tests in Tamil Nadu, indicating serious negligence by the drug authorities.
