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(Reuters) - Since last October, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health agencies have found cough and cold syrups made by several Indian ...

Since last October, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other health agencies have found cough and cold syrups made by several Indian companies were contaminated. A dozen children killed by toxic syrups in India preceded these findings: The WHO said theirs may have been the start of a wave of deaths. The alerts: Company: Digital Vision Pharma Product: COLDBEST-PC syrup Contamination flagged where; by whom: India; Indian authorities Date of alert: January-February, 2020 Pharmacopoeia: Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) Contaminants: Diethylene glycol (DEG) 34.24% Casualties: At least 12 dead, four d...

In December 2019, tragedy struck the Himalayan mountains as Jafar Din's two-month-old son, Irfan, fell ill. Desperate to save him, Din bought COLDBEST-PC medicine from a local pharmacy. Tragically, Irfan's condition worsened, and he died. This incident triggered a global wave of poisonings linked to cough syrups, highlighting lax manufacturing practices and regulatory shortcomings in India's pharmaceutical industry.

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