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Centre Urges Doctors: Avoid Prescribing Cough Syrups to Children Under 2 After Kidney Failure Deaths
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Centre Urges Doctors: Avoid Prescribing Cough Syrups to Children Under 2 After Kidney Failure Deaths

Following alarming reports of kidney failure and multiple child fatalities, the Government of India has issued an urgent advisory cautioning against the prescription of cough syrups for children under two years of age. The directive calls on state governments, health authorities, and medical practitioners to exercise strict restraint and follow evidence-based protocols when treating pediatric...