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...
04 Oct, 2025, 09.03 AM IST
For the kids' sake, target grown-upsGovernment bans on cough syrups for young children and energy drinks for minors are positive steps, but effective implementation requires m...
24 Apr, 2025, 10.30 PM IST
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...
24 Apr, 2025, 12.10 PM IST
India orders Riemann Labs, linked to cough syrup deaths in Cameroon, to stop manufacturingLast month, the World Health Organization said a batch of cough and cold syrup sold in Cameroon under the brand name Naturcold contained ex...
01 Aug, 2023, 03.27 PM IST
WHO seeks help from India in latest toxic syrup caseThe World Health Organization (WHO) has asked the Indian authorities for help in establishing the origins of a contaminated cough syrup tha...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
Soon you may need doctor's prescription for cough syrupsThe Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), India's apex drug advisory body, in its meeting last month was also considering a proposal for e...
01 Jul, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
More India-made cough and cold syrups under WHO lens"To date this situation has impacted more than 20 products with two countries of origin (India & Indonesia) and more than 15 different manu...
22 Jun, 2023, 01.17 PM IST
WHO says toxic syrup risk 'ongoing', more countries hitThere is an ongoing global threat posed by toxic cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The U.N. agency has already named ...
16 Jun, 2023, 04.54 PM IST
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...
23 Jan, 2023, 09.38 PM IST
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.
20 Dec, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
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...
20 Dec, 2022, 07.24 AM IST
Gambia deaths: 'WHO yet to give relevant papers'India's drug regulator has written thrice to the WHO to provide documents but there has been no response, they said. Last month, the WHO ha...
10 Nov, 2022, 12.34 AM IST
Maharashtra recalls Maiden Pharmaceuticals products, to inspect units making liquid oralsThe state regulator has ordered a complete examination of the manufacturing processes and the excipients or solvents that are used in cough...
13 Oct, 2022, 12.17 AM 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
Locals clueless about Haryana factory producing syrups blamed for child deaths abroad"Humko toh nahi pata aisa hua hai. Shukar hai, humne kabhi dawai nahi li yahan se. (We are not aware of the development. Thank God, we did ...
07 Oct, 2022, 06.40 PM IST
WHO Alert: Regulatory body says syrups sent only to GambiaIn a statement on Thursday, the Union health ministry said the WHO had informed the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) that it was pr...
07 Oct, 2022, 11.42 AM IST
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...
06 Oct, 2022, 01.27 PM IST