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India Probes Possible Cough Syrup Link to Deaths of Nine Children
Madhya Pradesh banned Coldrif syrup after nine child deaths from toxic diethylene glycol contamination linked to kidney failure, with investigations and arrests underway.
- Indian authorities are investigating if contaminated cough syrup caused the deaths of nine children in Madhya Pradesh after a batch of the medication was found to contain dangerous levels of diethylene glycol , a toxic solvent.
- The Indian Health Ministry said that test samples of Coldrif cough syrup, made by Sresan Pharma in Tamil Nadu, contained DEG, which is highly toxic if ingested even in small amounts.
- The World Health Organization has previously linked cough syrups made by Indian companies to child deaths in The Gambia and Uzbekistan, and India provides 20% of the world's supply of generic medicines.
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Analyses of the samples of the syrup concerned revealed the presence of diethylene glycol (DEG), an ultratoxic substance even at low doses.
·Paris, France
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Coldriff syrup deaths: MP Doctor who prescribed toxic cough syrup arrested, Kerala becomes third state to ban it
The case was filed under Section 27(A) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Sections 105 and 276 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), following a complaint by Ankit Sahlam, Block Medical Officer of Parasia Community Health Centre.
·Uttar Pradesh, India
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