Madhya Pradesh: Two More Children Die After Consuming 'Contaminated' Cough Syrup ...
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[*]Two more children from Madhya Pradesh died after consuming “contaminated” Coldrif cough syrup, raising the toll to 22.
[*]The MP government suspended FDA officials, and the IMA has threatened an indefinite strike over a local doctor’s arrest.
Two more children from Madhya Pradesh have died from kidney infections linked to the consumption of a “contaminated” cough syrup, raising the death toll to 22, an official said on Thursday, PTI reported.
Five-year-old Vishal died on Wednesday evening, while four-year-old Mayank Suryavanshi succumbed late at night during treatment at a hospital in Nagpur, Maharashtra, according to Chhindwara’s Additional Collector, Dhirendra Singh Netri.
Both children were residents of Parasia town in Chhindwara, he said.
Officials said the children died of suspected kidney failure caused by the intake of ‘toxic’ Coldrif cough syrup. Several other children from Madhya Pradesh are still undergoing treatment in Nagpur.
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