Doctor In Madhya Pradesh Arrested For Prescribing Coldrif Cough Syrup That Kille ...
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[*]The Madhya Pradesh government has banned the sale of Coldrif cough syrup after 14 children in Chhindwara died of suspected kidney failure; lab tests found the syrup adulterated with the poisonous chemical diethylene glycol (48.6% w/v).
[*]The Tamil Nadu Drug Control Directorate and Madhya Pradesh FDA have ordered seizure of Coldrif stocks and banned other products from manufacturer Sresan Pharmaceuticals pending further testing, as investigations continue into the cause of deaths.
The Madhya Pradesh government has banned the sale of Coldrif cough syrup after 14 children in Chhindwara died from suspected renal failure, with drug samples found to contain a highly toxic substance.
According to officials, tests conducted at the Drug Testing Laboratory in Chennai declared the syrup “Not of Standard Quality.” The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Drug Control identified diethylene glycol (48.6% w/v)—a poisonous solvent—as the contaminant, stating that it rendered the syrup “injurious to health.”
The Coldrif batch (No. SR-13; Mfg: May 2025; Exp: April 2027) was manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, Kancheepuram. Following the report, the Madhya Pradesh Food and Drug Administration ordered an immediate statewide ban on its sale and distribution, along with seizure of existing stocks. Other products by the same company have also been withdrawn pending further testing.
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Children’s Deaths From Contaminated Cough Syrups In MP, Rajasthan: WHO-UNODC Report Reveals These Are Not Isolated Cases
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