Cough syrup deaths: SC agrees to hear PIL seeking CBI Probe, nationwide drug safety reviewThe Supreme Court will hear a PIL on Friday concerning systemic reforms in drug safety following child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasth...
09 Oct, 2025, 11.43 AM IST
Cough syrup tragedy: Police arrest Sresan Pharma owner S. RanganathanMadhya Pradesh Police have arrested S. Ranganathan, owner of Sresan Pharma, in connection with the toxic cough syrup Coldrif, which alleged...
09 Oct, 2025, 07.57 AM IST
India flags testing lapses at pharma firms after cough syrups deathsIndia's drug regulator revealed serious lapses in pharmaceutical firms failing to test medicinal ingredients, following the deaths of 17 ch...
08 Oct, 2025, 12.59 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
Punjab becomes latest state to ban 'Coldrif' cough syrup after 14 children die in Madhya PradeshPunjab has banned 'Coldrif' cough syrup after it was found to contain diethylene glycol at levels far exceeding the permitted limit. The sy...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.56 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
Cough syrup deaths: PIL in SC seeks CBI Probe, nationwide drug safety reviewA Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe into child deaths allegedly caused by toxi...
07 Oct, 2025, 01.26 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announces ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to families of children who died in ChhindwaraMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced Rs 4 lakh financial assistance for families of 11 children who died after consuming Col...
04 Oct, 2025, 08.17 PM IST
Probe begins after children die of 'toxic' cough syrupIndia's drug regulator is investigating child deaths in Rajasthan. Several children died after consuming a "toxic" cough syrup. The Jaipur-...
01 Oct, 2025, 12.12 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
Maiden Pharma denies tampering with tests in probe of cough syrup deathsMaiden Pharmaceuticals, linked to cough syrups associated with child deaths in Gambia, denied tampering with test samples or bribing offici...
23 Dec, 2023, 03.41 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
India probes bribery claim in toxic syrup testsThe bribery allegation was one of about half a dozen claims of corruption by Yashpal against Taneja in the letter. Yashpal alleged Taneja h...
13 Jun, 2023, 08.54 PM 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