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MP Cough syrup deaths: ED attaches assets of Coldrif promoter in ChennaiThe Enforcement Directorate has attached two Chennai flats worth ₹2.04 crore belonging to G. Ranganathan, promoter of Sresan Pharmaceutical...- WHO issues warning against three ‘substandard’ cough syrups in IndiaThe World Health Organisation has issued a global alert for three Indian cough syrups. These syrups were found to be substandard and contai...
- Pharmacy of the underworld: India's quality control diseaseToxic cough syrup has claimed more young lives in India. Despite past tragedies and international warnings, the nation's drug control syste...
- Drug row: Pharma firm to face criminal action, says TN ministerTamil Nadu's health minister announced criminal action against a drug manufacturer whose cough syrup, Coldrif, was found to contain diethyl...
- 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...
- Cough syrup deaths: All you need to know about the caseA cough syrup named Coldrif has been linked to the deaths of 15 children. The syrup contained a toxic industrial solvent. Standard treatmen...
- 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...
- Maharashtra bans Coldrif cough syrup batch over safety concernsThe Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sunday ordered an immediate halt to the sale, distribution, and use of Coldrif cough ...
- Madhya Pradesh govt bans 'Coldrif' cough syrup after death of children in ChhindwaraMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has banned 'Coldrif' cough syrup and all products from its manufacturer following the deaths of n...
- India seeks 'corrective action' from cough syrup firm linked to Uzbek deathsMarion Biotech, the Indian pharmaceutical company whose cough syrups were linked to the deaths of 65 children in Uzbekistan last year, will...
- 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...
- India to mandate annual audit of pharma suppliers by drugmakersIndia is set to make it mandatory for drugmakers to audit their raw material suppliers at least once a year, following concerns over the sa...
- Indian firm Marion Biotech used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup: SourcesIndian manufacturer Marion Biotech used a toxic industrial-grade ingredient, propylene glycol (PG) which is a toxic material widely used in...
- Indian drugs led to child deaths in Gambia: PanelThe report, submitted to the Gambian health ministry earlier this year and not yet made public, is the most definitive statement yet on the...
- Gambia deaths: US FDA issues alertThe FDA said manufacturers must perform the DEG and EG limit test on representative samples of each shipment of each lot of the component a...
- India needs a national drug recall law without further delay. Here's whyThe syrup was found by WHO to be adulterated with diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol. Such adulteration is not uncommon in India. ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Colgate clones spark health scare in USColgate-Palmolive, the world’s biggest toothpaste maker, said counterfeit toothpaste that may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifree...
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