In a significant move aimed at strengthening drug regulation and preventing misuse of medicines, the Indian government has decided to make prescriptions mandatory for the purchase of codeine-based cough syrups. The decision effectively ends the sale of such medicines through over-the-counter (OTC) channels and eliminates the practice of purchasing them online using only one-time password...
Following a spate of child fatalities linked to kidney failure in Madhya Pradesh, state drug authorities have detected excessively high levels of diethylene glycol (DEG)—a toxic impurity—in three cough syrup brands. The findings have renewed alarm over drug safety norms, regulatory lapses, and the urgent need for oversight in the pharmaceutical supply chain. The Fallout:...
In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing cough syrup tragedy, authorities in Madhya Pradesh have arrested a doctor accused of prescribing a contaminated medication that allegedly led to the deaths of several children. The state government has also initiated legal action against Srisan Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactured the contentious syrup. The Arrest and Accusations...