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Centre takes major steps on sale of Cough Syrups after safety issues
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
In a major step to ensure the safety of people, the government of India on Monday Proposed amendments for strict criteria on the sale of cough syrups over the counter. The Union government has issued a draft of an important amendment to the Drugs Rules-1945. The Health Ministry has propos
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AIOCD condemns illegal trade of narcotic cough syrups, reaffirms commitmen
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.4 lakh chemists across India, has strongly condemned recent incidents reported in a few states involving illegal trade and misuse of narcotic cough syrups and other psychotropic medicines.
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WHO issues alert over 3 adultrated cough syrups manufactured in India, cau
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a medical product alert after three contaminated oral liquid medicines (cough syrups) were identified in India. The medicines, commonly used to treat cold, flu, and cough symptoms, have been linked to cases of severe illness and child fatalities
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SC agrees to hear PIL seeking CBI probe into children's death due to cough
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
It sought direction from the Centre to set up a National Judicial Commission or Expert Committee to investigate the regulatory failures that allowed the circulation of substandard cough syrups, and to suggest robust measures to prevent such tragedies.
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WHO monitoring situation amid deaths of children from cough syrup in MP
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is closely monitoring the health situation in India amid clusters of pediatric illnesses and deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, a statement said.
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Madhya Pradesh FDA bans two more cough syrups after finding increased leve
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
ReLife and Respifresh TR were found to have DEG more than the prescribed standard. While the standard only allows for 0.1 per cent in the medicine, ReLife contained 0.616 per cent and Respifresh TR contained 1.342 per cent, according to officials.
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Kerala govt constitutes committee to submit report on pediatric cough syru
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kerala government constituted a committee to submit a report on the management of pediatric cough syrups following the death of at least 14 children after consumption of Coldrif syrup in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Tuesday.
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Union Health Secretary chairs high-level meeting with states, UTs on ratio
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The matter had been earlier reviewed by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda, who had directed that the matter may be discussed with States/UTs to ensure necessary actions, according to an official release from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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Uttarakhand launches statewide crackdown on banned cough syrups following
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following the advisory issued by the Central Government, the state has appealed to doctors not to prescribe banned cough syrups for children.
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Union Health Secy to hold video conference on rational use of cough syrups
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Several children have died after consuming Coldrif cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, prompting other states like Kerala and Telangana to issue public alerts banning the syrup.
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DGHS issues advisory against giving cough syrup to children under 2 years
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Cough syrups are also "generally not recommended" to children below 5 years of age, while the rest of the paediatric population should have "careful clinical evaluation with close supervision and strict adherence to appropriate dosing", also ensuring shortest effective duration and avoidi
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"Spoke of only 3 cough syrups whose test reports were recieved": Madhya Pr
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A total of nine children have died so far in the suspected cough syrup consumption case in Chhindwara district, said Dr Pawan Nandurkar, Associate Professor and Head of Paediatrics at Chhindwara Institute of Medical Sciences on Friday.
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