94 m. ago Cough Syrup Deaths: Toll In MP's Chhindwara Rises To 16 As Two More Kids Die

Earlier, the state government had confirmed the deaths of 14 children from Chhindwara who had allegedly consumed the cough syrup Coldrif, samples of which were found to have toxic contents.

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15 h. ago In Focus Podcast | Cough syrup deaths: Where is India going wrong with its medicines

In Focus Podcast | Cough syrup deaths: Where is India going wrong with its medicines  The Hindu

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21 h. ago Supreme Court Moved For CBI Inquiry Into MP Children's Deaths Linked To Cough Syrup

The PIL filed by a lawyer seeks a retired Supreme Court judge-monitored probe and inquiry into the manufacture, regulation, testing and distribution of contaminated cough syrups.

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24 h. ago Cough Syrup Deaths: NHRC Issues Notices To Three States, DCGI

The authority has also directed to order all the Chief Drugs Controllers in the concerned states to process immediately banning of the spurious drugs and submit reports.

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37 h. ago Production, Quality And Distribution: Trifecta Behind Cough Syrup Deaths

Vats of chemicals being heated on gas stoves, plastic pipes oozing residue, rusted equipment and untrained workers - inspectors were in for a shock when they reached the premises where 'Coldrif' cough...

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38 h. ago Cough Syrup Tragedy: Madhya Pradesh Acts, Cracks Down, Suspends Officials

The death of 16 children - after they consumed Coldrif cough syrup - in Chhindwara has pushed the Madhya Pradesh government into an administrative overhaul.

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39 h. ago Police launch manslaughter probe into India's cough syrup deaths

Police launch manslaughter probe into India's cough syrup deaths  Reuters

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41 h. ago India Probes Contaminated Cough Syrup Link to at Least 14 Deaths

India Probes Contaminated Cough Syrup Link to at Least 14 Deaths  Bloomberg.com

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43 h. ago Toxic Cough Syrup Scare: What Went Wrong And Why All Syrups Aren't Unsafe

Recent child deaths and hospitalisations linked to a contaminated cough syrup have raised fears across India.

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44 h. ago 'Poison Fed As Medicine': They Had A Cold, A Cough Syrup Killed Them

16 children and a medicine that ended up killing them -- the cough syrup tragedy in Madhya Pradesh has exposed massive gaps in drug testing processes that led to children's deaths and left their...

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49 h. ago Uttar Pradesh Bans Coldrif Cough Syrup Following Children Deaths In MP

The government also prohibited the import and export of the cough syrup in government and private institutions until further notice.

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62 h. ago What We Know About Sresan, The Company Behind Coldrif Cough Syrup

The cough syrup is in the eye of a storm after 14 children died of kidney failure in Madhya Pradesh after consuming it.

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67 h. ago No Autopsy, Officials On Holiday: Inside NDTV Probe Into Cough Syrup Deaths

11 children have died in Madhya Pradesh, and six more are fighting for their lives - with what their families claimed is linked to the 'Coldrif' cough syrup.

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69 h. ago India probes possible cough syrup link to deaths of at least nine children

India probes possible cough syrup link to deaths of at least nine children  Al Jazeera

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2 d. ago 'Coldrif' Cough Syrup Deaths: States On High Alert After 14 Fatalities, Doctor Arrested

'Coldrif' Cough Syrup Deaths: Dr. Praveen Soni, a pediatrician, was arrested for prescribing the contaminated medicine to children.

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3 d. ago Madhya Pradesh Doctor Who Prescribed Cough Syrup Linked To Deaths Arrested

The Madhya Pradesh government also filed a case against Srisan Pharmaceuticals, the company which manufactured the Coldrif syrup.

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3 d. ago Kerala Latest State To Ban 'Coldrif' Cough Syrup After Unexplained Deaths

Kerala has become the latest state to suspend the sale and distribution of the cough syrup Coldrif, after reports from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan linked the medicine to the deaths of at least 11...

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3 d. ago Cough Syrup Row: Tamil Nadu Acts Within A Day, Madhya Pradesh Probe Drags On

While Tamil Nadu tested, confirmed, and banned the suspected batch within 24 hours, Madhya Pradesh is still "awaiting reports".

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4 d. ago Now, 12 kids’ deaths linked to cough syrup in MP, Raj; Centre issues advisory

Now, 12 kids’ deaths linked to cough syrup in MP, Raj; Centre issues advisory  Times of India

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4 d. ago Tamil Nadu Bans 'Coldrif' Cough Syrup After Child Deaths In Rajasthan

The Tamil Nadu government has banned the sale of cough syrup 'Coldrif' and ordered its removal from the market following suspicions linking it to the death of 11 children in Madhya Pradesh and...

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