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Cough syrup death cases: PIL in SC seeks immediate ban on medicine and probeA Supreme Court petition demands the immediate recall and ban of Coldrif cough syrup, manufactured by Sresan Pharma, following the deaths o...
Punjab becomes latest state to ban 'Coldrif' cough syrup after 14 children die in Madhya PradeshPunjab has banned 'Coldrif' cough syrup after it was found to contain diethylene glycol at levels far exceeding the permitted limit. The sy...
Deadly cough syrup horror: What went wrong and how to identify safe oral suspensionsRecent reports highlight serious illnesses and deaths linked to contaminated ColdRif cough syrups in India, primarily due to toxic industri...
Toxic chemical DEG found above permissible limit in cough syrup: Government test reportA government lab in Bhopal found 46.28% diethylene glycol (DEG), an industrial chemical, in a cough syrup sample linked to child deaths. Th...
Maharashtra FDA flags Coldrif syrup batch linked to child deathsMaharashtra FDA urged people to stop using Coldrif syrup batch SR-13. This follows child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Tamil Nadu...
India begins criminal action against cough-syrup maker linked to deaths of 14 childrenIndian police have launched criminal action against Sresan Pharma after its cough syrup, Coldrif, was found to contain dangerous levels of ...
India allows cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deaths to re-open factoryIndia's Uttar Pradesh state has allowed Marion Biotech's factory, linked to cough syrups causing child deaths, to resume most production. T...
Indian-made cold syrup sent to Iraq contains poison, test showsBloomberg shared the test results with the World Health Organization as well as Iraqi and Indian officials on July 8. The WHO told Bloomber...
How cough syrup gets poisonedIn Gambia, imported cough syrup for children was found by global health officials to be contaminated with two highly toxic substances: ethy...
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...
WHO urges 'immediate action' after cough syrup deathsThe World Health Organization has called for "immediate and concerted action" to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate...
Ready to assist in probe: WHO after Uzbekistan claims child deaths from Indian cough syrupAccording to an emailed reply by the DCGI on December 13, to Dr Rogerio Gaspar, director, Regulation and Prequalification, WHO, to a letter...
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...
Death of Jammu children: Test confirms syrup was adulteratedThe state drug authorities of Haryana and Himachal have filed an FIR against the partners and technical staff responsible for manufacturing...
Cough syrup had nothing to do with children deaths: Digital Vision ownerGoyal’s company has been in the dock for supplying cough syrup that allegedly caused the death of nine children in Jammu. He could face cri...
- Neem toothpaste unsafe: Health Canada
Canadian health department has advised people against using a Neem toothpaste from India, claiming that it contains high levels of harmful ...
- Colgate clones spark health scare in US
Colgate-Palmolive, the world’s biggest toothpaste maker, said counterfeit toothpaste that may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifree...