Sresan Pharma, maker of Coldrif, broke multiple rules: OfficialsSresan Pharma, the manufacturer of Coldrif cough syrup linked to at least 16 child deaths, allegedly ignored numerous quality standards. A ...
08 Oct, 2025, 08.17 AM 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
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...
07 Oct, 2025, 01.39 PM IST
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...
07 Oct, 2025, 12.04 AM IST
Cough syrup row: FIR filed against arrested doctor, manufacturerPolice arrested a doctor and charged a manufacturer after 14 children died in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, due to a 'toxic' cough syrup. The...
05 Oct, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Gujarat: Three die after consuming drink suspected to be poisonousThree individuals died after consuming a suspected poisonous drink called 'jeera' in Nadiad, Gujarat. They fell ill shortly after ingesting...
10 Feb, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
When children take toxic cough syrup, and liveIn November 2022, the WHO warned about dangerous levels of ethylene glycol in certain products. Over 200 children in Indonesia died of Acut...
23 Dec, 2023, 11.23 AM IST
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...
12 Oct, 2023, 09.41 PM IST
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...
11 Oct, 2023, 12.55 PM IST
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...
20 Sep, 2023, 07.55 PM IST
Lax testing fuelled wave of cough syrup poisoningsIn December 2019, tragedy struck the Himalayan mountains as Jafar Din's two-month-old son, Irfan, fell ill. Desperate to save him, Din boug...
13 Sep, 2023, 05.11 PM IST
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...
28 Jun, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
Indian firm Marion Biotech used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup: SourcesThe company, Marion Biotech, bought the ingredient - propylene glycol (PG) - from trader Maya Chemtech India, as reported by Reuters. But M...
28 Jun, 2023, 07.21 AM 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
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...
24 May, 2023, 12.51 AM 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
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...
10 Aug, 2020, 11.23 AM IST