4 d. ago Madhya Pradesh To Launch 'Drug Tracking' After Chhindwara Cough Syrup Deaths

Madhya Pradesh has introduced a barcode and QR code-based "Drug Tracking-Tracing System" (GS-1 System) for all medicines supplied to government hospitals.

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7 d. ago CDSCO Flags Spurious Cough Syrups, 112 Drugs Do Not Meet Standard Quality

As per routine regulatory surveillance activity, the list of Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) and Spurious drugs is being displayed on the CDSCO portal on a monthly basis.

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8 d. ago Cough Syrups To Be Tested In Government Labs Before Hitting Market

Under the new regulation, pharmaceutical companies must obtain a Certificate of Analysis before selling any cough syrup in India

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1 week ago India 'Has Much To Do' To Stop Toxic Cough Syrup Sales, Says WHO

India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organisation official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a...

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1 week ago WHO says India has much to do on toxic cough syrup despite some progress

WHO says India has much to do on toxic cough syrup despite some progress  Reuters

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2 w. ago Drugmakers in India warned as toxic cough syrup linked to deaths of 24 children

Drugmakers in India warned as toxic cough syrup linked to deaths of 24 children  Sky News

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2 w. ago Exclusive: India to force drugmakers to upgrade plants after fatal cough syrup crisis

Exclusive: India to force drugmakers to upgrade plants after fatal cough syrup crisis  Reuters

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2 w. ago Madhya Pradesh Government Hospital Under Lens Over Worms In Antibiotic Syrup

Amid child deaths linked to a toxic cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, a government hospital here is now facing a complaint over worms allegedly found in a bottle of antibiotic medicine given to a child,...

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2 w. ago Toxic Cough Syrup, Weak Oversight: India’s Unending Drug Safety Crisis

Toxic Cough Syrup, Weak Oversight: India’s Unending Drug Safety Crisis  Health Policy Watch

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2 w. ago For Every Bottle Of Killer Cough Syrup Doctor Prescribed, He Got Rs 2.5 As Cut

How would you price the life of a child? How would you assess its worth? For the doctor who prescribed the cough syrup to most of the 23 children who died after having it in Madhya Pradesh, the answer...

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2 w. ago Coldrif, Respifresh TR And ReLife: WHO Issues Warning Against These Three Cough Syrups

WHO has asked the national regulatory authorities worldwide to report if these medicines are detected in their country immediately.

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2 w. ago WHO issues warning over contaminated cough syrup in India after multiple child deaths

WHO issues warning over contaminated cough syrup in India after multiple child deaths  CNN

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2 w. ago WHO Issues Alert Against Substandard Oral Cough Syrups In India

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an alert against three "substandard" oral cough syrups identified in India -- Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife.

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2 w. ago WHO Warns of Contaminated India Cough Syrups Linked to 17 Child Deaths

WHO Warns of Contaminated India Cough Syrups Linked to 17 Child Deaths  U.S. News & World Report

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2 w. ago India searches premises of cough syrup maker linked to child deaths, source says

India searches premises of cough syrup maker linked to child deaths, source says  Reuters

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2 w. ago India crime agency searches sites tied to cough syrup maker linked to child deaths

India crime agency searches sites tied to cough syrup maker linked to child deaths  Reuters

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2 w. ago Probe Agency Raids Premises Linked To Firm Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup

Sresan Pharma: Probe Agency ED Raids Premises Linked To Pharma Firm Behind 'Killer' Cough Syrup Coldrif

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2 w. ago India Today Impact: Centre mandates new testing norms after cough syrup deaths

India Today Impact: Centre mandates new testing norms after cough syrup deaths  India Today

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3 w. ago Coldrif Cough Syrup Deaths: Updated List of States That Have Banned Sale

Coldrif Syrup manufactured in May 2025 by Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, Tamil Nadu, was found to be adulterated

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3 w. ago 'Not Of Standard Quality': Delhi Bans Sale Of 'Coldrif' Cough Syrup

The Delhi government has banned the sale, purchase and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after it was declared "not of standard quality", an official order said.

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