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In recent days, India has been shaken by distressing reports of children, adults, and even healthcare providers, falling ill and in some cases dying after taking a particular cough syrup. NDTV reports ...

Cough syrup deaths: After reports of child deaths due to the consumption of contaminated Coldrif cough syrup, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala suspended the sale of the cough syrup, while Tamil Nadu imposed ...

A four-year-old girl's death in Nagpur has tragically pushed the toll of children believed to have died from toxic cough syrup to 24. Authorities revealed a doctor in Chhindwara allegedly received ...

While cough syrup is a common remedy, its active ingredient DXM can be dangerous if overused. Misuse leads to serious health issues like hallucinations, seizures, and coma, with adolescents often ...

Coldrif samples tested in Tamil Nadu were found to be adulterated. Coldrif, the cough syrup at the centre of the controversy behind the death of 19 children in Madhya Pradesh, contains salts banned ...

At least three Indian states have banned a cough syrup after several children died allegedly after consuming the product, said local authorities and reports. The death of at least nine children, all ...

Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) said 20 children have died so far after drinking a contaminated cough syrup, while five are under treatment for kidney ...

The Madhya Pradesh government also filed a case against Srisan Pharmaceuticals, a company based in Tamil Nadu's Kanchipuram district that manufactured the Coldrif cough syrup.(HT_PRINT) A ...

In a major development in the Coldrif Cough Syrup case linked to the deaths of several children, pediatrician Dr Praveen Soni was arrested by a special team in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. Police ...

Telangana has issued a ‘public alert - stop use notice', while Kerala has suspended the sale of the Coldrif cough syrup in the aftermath of children's deaths in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh allegedly ...

The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday (October 4, 2025) prohibited the sale and distribution of a cough and cold syrup in the State after it was found to be linked to the deaths of nine children ...