Cough Syrup

Another Gambia-type situation? Did 18 children in Uzbekistan die after consuming cough syrup made in India?

The Uzbekistan health ministry said 18 children died from the side effects of Dok-1 Max cough syrup produced by Indian pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech Limited. Preliminary tests showed it contains ethylene glycol – one of the toxic contaminants WHO had linked to the Gambia deaths

Gambia children deaths: Maiden Pharma's cough syrup samples found to be of standard quality, says govt

Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in coordination with State Drug Controller, Haryana had carried out a joint investigation of Maiden Pharmaceuticals in Kundli, Sonepat to ascertain the facts that allegedly led to the death of 66 children in the West African country

Centre orders probe on Maiden Pharma after WHO claims 66 children die due to consumption of cough syrup in Gambia

World Health Organization on 5 October issued a medical product alert over four India-made cough and cold syrups manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals, saying that they could be liked to the deaths of 66 children in Gambia

How Haryana's Maiden Pharma flouted safety norms and made cough syrup that 'killed' children

Officials say inspections at Maiden Pharmaceuticals’ plants in Haryana’s Kundli and Sonepat showed it skipped the quality testing of propylene glycol to check for the presence of the two contaminants –  diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol – that may have caused the death of the 66 children

Explained: How cough syrups can lead to deaths

The WHO has said that it has found ‘unacceptable amounts’ of diethylene glycol in the four cough syrups that have been linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. This colourless chemical when consumed can cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and even renal failure

India's drug regulator initiates probe after WHO links deaths in Gambia to cough syrup

Medical officers in The Gambia raised the alarm in July, after several children began falling ill with kidney problems three to five days after taking a locally sold paracetamol syrup

Explained: Why the Centre is planning to ban some Codeine-based syrups

Codeine is an opioid medication that doctors may use to treat pain. It is used in cough syrups and has mild pain-relieving properties, but it is a powerful drug that one can get addicted to

New 'highs': From condoms to cough syrup, curious substances that Indians use as intoxicants

Drinking liquid from condoms soaked in hot water is just the latest way youths are getting buzzed in West Bengal. It's as bizarre as putting lodex on bread and downing sanitisers to get high

Myanmar-based drug peddlers plotting to Kill Biplab Kumar Deb, says Tripura BJP MLA Ratan Chakraborty

Chakraborty raised concerns to reporters that Asia's top drug kingpin had organised a meeting at Myanmar capital and decided to eliminate Biplab Kumar Deb.

Government bans Saridon and 327 other fixed dose combination drugs: Here's the full list of banned medicines

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday banned the manufacture for sale or distribution of 328 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, including Saridon with immediate effect, stating that there is no therapeutic justification for the ingredients.