Sresan Pharma, maker of Coldrif, broke multiple rules: OfficialsSresan Pharma, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup linked to at least 16 child deaths, allegedly ignored numerous quality standards. A ...
08 Oct, 2025, 08.17 AM IST
Two Gujarat cos under lens for DEG-laden cough syrup; FDA issues alertGujarat's Food and Drugs Administration has issued a public alert, prohibiting the sale of specific cough syrup batches from Rednex Pharmac...
08 Oct, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
Cough syrup deaths: NHRC sends notices to Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, UP govts and Drugs Controller GeneralNational Human Rights Commission has issued notices to four states and the Drug Controller General following child deaths linked to cough s...
06 Oct, 2025, 10.03 PM IST
Cough syrup issue: Health ministry directs rational use of medicationUnion health secretary convened a meeting with states to address drug quality after multiple child deaths linked to contaminated cough syru...
05 Oct, 2025, 11.50 PM IST
Maharashtra bans Coldrif cough syrup batch over safety concernsThe Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday ordered an immediate halt to the sale, distribution, and use of Coldrif cough ...
05 Oct, 2025, 07.46 PM IST
WHO seeks help from India in latest toxic syrup caseThe World Health Organization (WHO) has asked the Indian authorities for help in establishing the origins of a contaminated cough syrup tha...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
More India-made cough and cold syrups under WHO lens"To date this situation has impacted more than 20 products with two countries of origin (India & Indonesia) and more than 15 different manu...
22 Jun, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
WHO says toxic syrup risk 'ongoing', more countries hitThere is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The U.N. agency has already named ...
16 Jun, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
Another Indian pharma manufacturer in news after WHO's substandard medicine alertThe alert was issued for a batch of substandard (contaminated) Guaifenesin Syrup TG Syrup. The substandard product was identified in the Ma...
25 Apr, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
Cough syrup case: Marion Biotech licence cancelledThe decision to cancel the licence was taken after the Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory (RDTL), Chandigarh, which tested the samples of th...
23 Mar, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
India may issue alert on Marion cough syrup exports after toxins foundPolice on Friday arrested three Marion employees and are looking for two directors after tests in a government laboratory found 22 of 36 sy...
04 Mar, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
WHO investigating links among cough syrup deaths, considers advice for parentsCiting "unacceptable levels" of toxins in the products, the WHO is seeking more information about the specific raw materials used by six ma...
24 Jan, 2023, 02.48 PM IST
"Shocked to hear..." Maiden Pharma breaks silence on cough syrup deaths in GambiaThe pharma company said, "We are shocked to hear the media reports regarding the deaths and deeply saddened on this incident but we receive...
08 Oct, 2022, 09.59 PM IST
WHO alert on cough syrups 'alarming', there are missing links that need to be probed: ExpertThe World Health Organisation on Wednesday issued an alert, saying four "contaminated" and "substandard" cough syrups produced by Maiden Ph...
08 Oct, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
WHO issues cough syrup warning after 66 children die in The GambiaAccording to World Health Organization (WHO) statistics, renal failure was the reason for the death of 66 children in the Gambia who had al...
08 Oct, 2022, 02.30 PM IST
Locals clueless about Haryana factory producing syrups blamed for child deaths abroad"Humko toh nahi pata aisa hua hai. Shukar hai, humne kabhi dawai nahi li yahan se. (We are not aware of the development. Thank God, we did ...
07 Oct, 2022, 06.40 PM IST
Cough syrups by India's Maiden Pharma linked to 66 deaths in Gambia, WHO issues alertThe WHO also issued a medical product alert asking regulators to remove Maiden Pharma goods from the market. The products may have been dis...
06 Oct, 2022, 10.49 AM IST