cough syrups
- India
SIT arrests wife of accused doctor in MP’s deadly cough-syrup case
Chhindwara: The SIT investigating the cough syrup tragedy that claimed the lives of 24 children in Madhya Pradesh has arrested the wife of accused Dr Praveen Soni, an official said on Tuesday.…
- Telangana
Telangana DCA directs pharma companies to test oral syrups for deadly solvents
Hyderabad: All pharma companies will henceforth conduct mandatory tests for the deadly industrial solvents Diethylene Glycol (DEG) and Ethylene Glycol (EG), the Telangana Drug Control Administration (DCA) has announced. The directive was…
- Telangana
Telangana DCA issues alert on adulterated cough syrups
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, has received an alert from the Drug Testing Laboratory, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, regarding laboratory reports that have declared the following two cough syrups as…
- India
Cough syrup deaths: Kerala restricts sale, officials suspended in MP
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Government on Monday transferred the state’s drug controller and suspended three officials amid the probe into the death of 14 children, linked to the consumption of a contaminated…
- India
Rajasthan: 2 children die, several fall ill after consuming cough syrup
Jaipur: A generic cough syrup supplied to the Rajasthan government has been linked to the deaths of two children and others falling sick in the state over the last two weeks, prompting…
- India
Drug regulator warns, bans use of cold, flu cough syrups
New Delhi: The Drugs general controller (India) wrote a letter on December 18, to all states and asked states and Union Territories to update the package insert of products made using a…
- India
Deaths in Gambia due to Indian cough syrups serious issue: WHO chief scientist
Pune: Chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said the death of children in Gambia, potentially linked to four Indian-made cough syrups, was a serious issue. Swaminathan…
- Middle East
Abu Dhabi warns against use of Indian cough syrups
Abu Dhabi: The Department of Health — Abu Dhabi (DoH) confirmed that the four cough syrups manufactured by Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited (MPL) are not available across all healthcare sectors in the…
- India
Haryana: Locals unaware of factory produced syrup which led to child deaths
Sonipat: Kunti (49) cradles her three-year granddaughter in the courtyard of humble accommodation unaware of the tragic development concerning the factory located just opposite her house here. “Humko toh nahi pata aisa…
