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Drug panel rejects child images on cough syrup labels, proposes age warning for use below 4 yearsCough syrup bottles will soon include a prominent red warning stating their use is not recommended for children under four. An expert commi...
Drug regulator warns against prolonged use of painkillers, antibioticsIndia’s drug regulator has warned against the indiscriminate, repeated or prolonged use of painkillers and antibiotics, citing risks includ...
Before giving cough syrup to your child, check the bottle: Sale still continues despite advisory for kids under 4; check what changes are being plannedIndia's drug regulatory authority is evaluating the introduction of new warning labels for cough syrups. These proposed labels will promine...
GAIL looks to sell its stake in US shale businessGAIL Global (USA) (GGUI), its wholly owned unit, had floated a tender last February to sell its entire 20% non-operated working interest in...
Cough syrup bottles may soon carry a warning label in 'red'The move comes amid continued concerns over the prescribing of cough syrups to infants and young children, despite a directorate general of...
Coldrif cough syrup made in dirty labs? Investigation uncovers shocking conditions at Sresan Pharma linked to 20 child deathsTamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of the toxic Coldrif cough syrup, operated with unhygienic conditions and purchased n...
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...
Rajasthan cough syrup row: 11 child deaths trigger suspension of drug controller, Kaysons Pharma drugs pulled from marketThe Rajasthan government has suspended its drug controller and halted all Kaysons Pharma medicine distribution following 11 child deaths li...
Delhi HC orders cough syrup makers to warn against use in children below 4, issue public noticesGlenmark and Zuventus Healthcare have approached the Delhi High Court against the Centre’s April 15 notification banning the use of certain...
Pharmacists seek clarity on banned cough syrup stockPharmacists are seeking clarification from the DCGI regarding the handling of recently banned cough syrups for children under four, specifi...
Export of drugs meant only for Indian market under DCGI lensThe DCGI has asked all port offices to ensure that products meant for the "India market only" are not exported after receiving complaints a...
Cough syrup suspected of killing 12 kids in Cameroon might be Made in IndiaCameroonian officials suspect a cough syrup is the cause of a dozen children’s deaths and it appears to have been manufactured in India. An...
Mystery middleman may be new clue in Gambian deaths related to Indian cough syrupThe owner of Goel Pharma Chem, which Indian drugs regulator claims supplied the propylene glycol used by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in its coug...
Cough syrup causes baby boy to stop breathing for 17 minutes, Mumbai family races against time to bring him back from the brink of deathProceed with caution when it comes to cough syrups.
In Mumbai, doctor family's case stirs debate over cough syrups for kidsA press release from the UK's National Health Service in 2017 urged parents to avoid using over-the-counter cough syrups and medicines to t...
Deaths linked to cough syrups: Government panel says info shared by WHO so far inadequate to determine aetiologyRutendo Kuwana from the WHO on October 13 had written to the DCGI seeking to know the progress with the investigation of the manufacturer o...
WHO alert on Gambia deaths: DCGI initiates probe; Haryana sends cough syrup samples to labA probe has already been initiated by India's drug regulator, the Drugs Controller General of India. "The samples have been collected by a ...
Gambia cough syrup deaths: India launches probe, awaits evidence from WHO; latest developmentsThe World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that four "contaminated" and "substandard" cough syrups allegedly produced by Maide...
FDA cracks down on wholesalers for illegal diversion of ‘Codeine’The seizure affects only the syrup that contains codeine phosphate, a narcotic substance commonly used in preparation of cough syrup.
- HC provides relief to Pfizer on trade mark battle over COREX
On a plea by global pharma major Pfizer, the Delhi High Court today restrained Ahmedabad-based Stallion Laboratories from manufacturing and...