Death in a vial: Five cases lay bare many uncomfortable truths about Indian healthcareFive young mothers in Kota died after childbirth, with suspicion falling on oxytocin injections. Investigations revealed the vials containe...
05 Jul, 2026, 08.32 AM IST
Government prescribes end to over-the-counter sale of cough syrupsEven in small villages with a population of less than 1,000, where certain remedies including cough syrups were allowed to be sold without ...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
Centre mandates prescription for syrup-based medicinesChemists must now have a doctor's prescription to sell cough syrups. The government has changed the Drugs Rules, 1945. This stops over-the-...
16 Jun, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Drug regulator drafts guidelines on high-risk solvents after tainted syrup deaths in kidsIndia's drug regulator is creating new rules for dangerous solvents in children's medicines. This follows tragic deaths linked to contamina...
14 May, 2026, 01.06 AM IST
Around 90 pc of cough syrup manufacturers audited, expect to eliminate the 'rot' by next year: CDSO officialSpeaking at the 11th edition of the Global Pharmaceutical Quality Summit here, he also said that the companies' sites are now being audited...
23 Feb, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
More than 700 cough syrup manufacturers subjected to intense audit: Govt tells Rajya SabhaFollowing child deaths allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups, over 700 manufacturers underwent audits and increased market surveill...
02 Dec, 2025, 06.09 PM IST
CDSCO to inspect cough syrup manufacturing unitsIndia's drug regulator is launching nationwide inspections of cough syrup manufacturers following child deaths allegedly linked to toxic sy...
10 Oct, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
Maharashtra FDA raids Pune-based pharma unit after child deaths linked to Cough Syrup; ₹13 lakh worth stock seizedMaharashtra FDA intensifies inspections and sample collections of cough syrups across Pune district following child deaths linked to contam...
09 Oct, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
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...
07 Oct, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
MP govt to bear treatment costs for children affected by contaminated cough syrupMadhya Pradesh government will cover all treatment costs for children suffering kidney infections from contaminated cough syrup. Fourteen c...
07 Oct, 2025, 03.37 PM IST
Govt waives testing of cough syrups for export to key marketsIndia has waived off mandatory testing of cough syrups for export to countries like USA, UK, and EU if their regulatory authorities have ap...
08 Oct, 2024, 11.40 PM IST
Govt mulls dropping quality tests for cough syrups from developed market-approved plantsThe proposal, which follows a representation from a stakeholder, suggests that testing at the prescribed laboratory may be waived for cough...
24 Jul, 2024, 09.00 AM IST
Over 100 cough syrup makers fail quality testA government report reveals that over 100 pharma units' cough syrup samples failed quality tests, showing the same toxins linked to child d...
23 Jul, 2024, 12.05 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
UP Drug Controller finds lapses in Marion Biotech's plant, halts productionThe UP Drug Controller who is probing the Marion Biotech's facilities that manufactured the alleged contaminated cough syrup linked to deat...
30 Dec, 2022, 12.32 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