A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh for trafficking codeine-based cough syrup. Investigations revealed a network involving fake firms and document forgery. Consignments worth crores appeared to be ...

Over-the-counter regulations have changed rather significantly over the years, resulting in many classic medicines being ...

Zimbabwe is at risk of losing its youth to codeine cough syrup, as the addiction epidemic has already engulfed what the experts estimate could be over half the countrys young people. Despite the ...

2025 has been a tough year for India as multiple public health vulnerabilities take centre stage. This year has witnessed renewed alarms over toxic cough-syrups that even prompted international alerts ...

ED's money laundering probe stems from two FIRs registered by the Madhya Pradesh police and Chennai's police anti-corruption branch. The agency accused the firm of unfair trade policy for using ...

Deaths from whooping cough have been recorded in Louisiana and Washington. More than 25,000 cases of whooping cough have been recorded in the U.S. so far this year, updated federal data shows. This ...

Authorities have identified Varanasi-based medicine dealer Shubham Jaiswal and his father Bhola Prasad as the alleged masterminds behind a large codeine-based cough syrup syndicate. Shubham Jaiswal ...

Many cough syrups in India still do not warn against use in children under two. This poses a significant risk, especially with over-the-counter sales. Experts highlight that while standard ...

Raids, trucks carrying concealed vials of cough syrup, warehouses in Ghaziabad, and multiple arrests that include one of a police inspector — these have recently led the police to an inter-state ...

Safety Lapses, Weak Oversight Being Probed Into Cough Syrup Deaths: Report Authorities have said the Coldrif syrup was heavily contaminated with a known industrial toxin, diethylene glycol (DEG).

Indian investigators are looking at whether toxic tough syrups responsible for the deaths of several children were contaminated by a faulty pharmaceutical ingredient due to safety oversight. According ...

Regulators probing possible safety lapses during transfer of propylene glycol to cough syrup maker Supplier told Reuters it had delivered the chemical to drugmaker Sresan in unsealed containers Sresan ...