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India Probes Possible Cough Syrup Link to Deaths of Nine Children
At least 13 children under five died from kidney failure linked to contaminated Coldrif syrup, prompting bans and investigations by multiple state and national health authorities.
- 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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Why Coldrif cough syrup, linked to over dozen children deaths in MP, Rajasthan, is dangerous
The 'Coldrif' cough syrup has come to the spotlight after 16 children died in Madhya Pradesh and at least two in Rajasthan. A batch of the medicine collected from a Tamil Nadu manufacturing unit was found to contain the toxic chemical diethylene glycol (DEG) beyond permissible limits. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has repeatedly warned of cough syrups contaminated with DEG and ethylene glycol (EG), linking them to over 300 child deaths glo…
·Mumbai, India
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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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