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
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...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
'Contaminated' cough syrup linked deaths: NCDS collects water, entomological drug samplesNCDC collected water and entomological drug samples from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after multiple children died of kidney failure, alleg...
01 Oct, 2025, 03.45 PM IST
RSS-affiliated body urges Centre to scrap mandatory cough syrup export testsLaghu Udyog Bharati (LUB) has appealed to the government to eliminate mandatory pre-export testing for cough syrups, citing delays and incr...
15 May, 2025, 12.25 AM 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
Drugs regulatory body may waive testing requirement for cough syrups exported to certain countriesCDSCO mulls exempting cough syrups from testing before export to select countries. Quality concerns arose last year prompting mandatory tes...
23 Jul, 2024, 09.48 PM 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
Over 50 cough syrup makers fail quality testsLikewise, Central Drugs Testing Laboratory (CDTL) Mumbai analysed 523 samples, out of which 18 samples from 10 firms failed quality tests. ...
04 Dec, 2023, 12.07 AM IST
Test cough syrups for export as top priority, states toldThe intervention by the DGFT follows incidents where India-made cough syrups imported into Gambia were allegedly found to be contaminated w...
25 May, 2023, 12.38 AM IST
Indian labs to give 'top priority' to tests on cough syrup exports- RegulatorThe Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's directive also said laboratories should issue test reports immediately, or as early as po...
24 May, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
Cough syrup exporters need to undertake product testing at govt labs from June 1"The export of cough syrup shall be permitted to be exported subject to export samples being tested and production of certificate of analys...
23 May, 2023, 06.34 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
'No substantial proof to link Gambia deaths with syrup'A committee set up by India to investigate the "mysterious deaths" of children in Gambia blamed on cough syrups made by an Indian company h...
24 Jan, 2023, 12.29 AM IST
Uzbekistan Cough Syrup Case: Marion Biotech's production licence suspended, test results awaited"The production licence of the firm remains suspended, as was ordered on December 29. Now the suspension order has been issued in writing t...
12 Jan, 2023, 12.30 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