US EditionCough Syrup Deaths: Kerala Bars Medicines without Prescription to Kids Under 12; Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu Step up Vigil
Kerala mandates prescriptions for all medicines to children under 12 after linking cough syrup to deaths elsewhere; inspections and awareness campaigns are being intensified, officials said.
- On Monday, Kerala Health Minister Veena George directed that no medicines be given to children below 12 years of age without a prescription from a certified medical practitioner.
- The move follows reports that fourteen children recently died in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, from suspected renal failure linked to ColdRif batch SR 13, distributed in Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Puducherry.
- Kerala suspended ColdRif sales and halted distribution through eight local distributors while a three-member expert committee was set up to study cough-medicine use and an urgent report was requested, with the Indian Academy of Paediatrics cooperating on paediatric training and public awareness.
- State inspections have been stepped up and the Drugs Control Department continues public education while the Kerala government directed the Drugs Controller to investigate any reported cases.
- The department emphasised that dosages depend on a child's weight, old medical prescriptions must not be reused, and parents and caregivers should not give medicines prescribed for one child to another.
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The government has issued a directive that children below 12 years of age should not be given any medicines which are not prescribed by a registered medical practitioner. Parents should not give any medicines to children blindly going by previous or older prescriptions of doctors.
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The Kerala Health Department on Monday ordered that no medicines should be given to children under 12 without a doctor's prescription, a move taken in the wake of concerns over certain cough syrups.
Kerala mandates doctor’s prescription for medicines to children under 12
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The Economic TimesKerala bars all medicines for children under 12 without prescription
Kerala's Health Department mandated doctor prescriptions for all medicines given to children under 12, citing cough syrup concerns. An expert panel will study cough medicine use to formulate new guidelines. This follows reports of child deaths outside Kerala linked to toxic cough syrups, prompting awareness campaigns and suspension of problematic batches.
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