Madhya Pradesh Doctor Who Prescribed Cough Syrup To Children Arrested
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[*]Doctor Praveen Soni was arrested for prescribing cough syrups linked to children’s deaths in Madhya Pradesh
[*]Madhya Pradesh banned Coldrif syrup after it was found to contain 48.6% toxic diethylene glycol
[*]Several children developed kidney infections and died after taking contaminated cough syrups
Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Bhopal: The doctor in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara who prescribed cough syrups to children has been arrested, amid a massive row over the deaths of 11 children who allegedly took the cough syrup, officials said early Sunday. Most of the children were treated at the clinic of Parasia's leading pediatrician, Dr Praveen Soni.
The Madhya Pradesh government also filed a case against Srisan Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactured the Coldrif syrup.
The government had earlier banned the sale of Coldrif cough syrup, with officials stating that samples of the drug were found to contain 48.6 % diethylene glycol, a highly toxic substance.
A sample of the syrup, tested by the government drug analyst at the Drug Testing Laboratory in Chennai, was declared "Not of Standard Quality" by the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Drug Control.
As a precautionary measure, the local administration had already banned the sale of Coldrif and another cough syrup, 'Nextro-DS', on Monday. The test report for Coldrif arrived on Saturday, while that of Nextro-DS is awaited.
According to distraught families, the children first complained of a cold and mild fever.
They were then prescribed routine medication, including cough syrups, after which they seemed to recover. But within days, the symptoms returned, followed by a sudden and alarming decrease in urine output. The condition quickly worsened into kidney infections, and they later died.
Kidney biopsies then revealed the presence of diethylene glycol contamination.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav called the deaths "extremely tragic" and said strict action will be taken against those responsible.
"The deaths of children in Chhindwara due to Coldrif syrup are extremely tragic. The sale of this syrup has been banned across Madhya Pradesh. A ban is also being imposed on the sale of other products from the company that manufactures the syrup," he wrote on X.
He said the factory producing the syrup is located in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram, which is why they asked them to investigate.
"The investigation report was received this morning. Strict action has been taken based on the report. Following the tragic deaths of the children, action was underway at the local level. A team has also been formed at the state level to investigate this matter. The guilty will not be spared at any cost," Yadav said.
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