Cough syrup-linked deaths: Toll rises to 22 as two more children succumbTwo more children in Madhya Pradesh have died from kidney infections linked to a contaminated cough syrup, raising the death toll to 22. Th...
09 Oct, 2025, 11.09 AM IST
Drug row: Pharma firm to face criminal action, says TN ministerTamil Nadu's health minister announced criminal action against a drug manufacturer whose cough syrup, Coldrif, was found to contain diethyl...
08 Oct, 2025, 05.48 PM IST
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
After child deaths, pharmacists told to stop dispensing cough syrups to kids under 2Following child deaths linked to toxic cough syrups, the Indian Pharmacists Association has restricted dispensing these medications to chil...
08 Oct, 2025, 12.36 AM IST
Cough syrup row: FIR filed against arrested doctor, manufacturerPolice arrested a doctor and charged a manufacturer after 14 children died in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, due to a 'toxic' cough syrup. The...
05 Oct, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Tests samples of cough syrup found to be 'adulterated': Tamil Nadu Food Safety deptTest samples of cough syrup from a Chennai-based firm were found adulterated, prompting officials to halt production and seek an explanatio...
04 Oct, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
Indian firm Marion Biotech used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup: SourcesIndian manufacturer Marion Biotech used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient, propylene glycol (PG) which is a toxic material widely used in...
28 Jun, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
Indian firm Marion Biotech used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup: SourcesThe company, Marion Biotech, bought the ingredient - propylene glycol (PG) - from trader Maya Chemtech India, as reported by Reuters. But M...
28 Jun, 2023, 07.21 AM 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
UP drug controller cancels license of Marion Biotech in cough syrup adulterationThe UP Drug Controller has cancelled the license of Marion Biotech, the Noida-based manufacturer of the alleged contaminated cough syrup, l...
22 Mar, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
Cough syrup deaths: DCGI directs drug manufacturers not to use propylene glycol supplied by Delhi firmThree employees of Marion Biotech were arrested on charges of manufacture and sale of adulterated drugs.
10 Mar, 2023, 10.15 PM IST
India prohibits use of propylene glycol from supplier linked to Uzbekistan deathsSoon after India suspended the pharmaceutical company's production. Police this month arrested three Marion employees after tests in a gove...
09 Mar, 2023, 04.44 PM 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
Gambia issue: Report on cough syrup samples likely this weekThe World Health Organization (WHO) had earlier warned that the syrup may be linked to the deaths of children in Gambia following which Har...
11 Oct, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
India needs a national drug recall law without further delay. Here's whyThe syrup was found by WHO to be adulterated with diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol. Such adulteration is not uncommon in India. ...
07 Oct, 2022, 11.39 PM IST
Pharma company Digital Vision under DCGI lens for contaminated cough syrupThe investigations started last week when the department of paediatrics at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Cha...
10 Aug, 2020, 11.23 AM IST