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Gujarat Govt Orders Probe To Check Presence Of Harmful Ingredients In Cough Syrups

Gujarat government ordered a probe on cough syrups following the child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Ahmedabad: Amid reports of deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups, the Gujarat government on Saturday ordered a probe to determine whether the syrups being sold in the state contain any harmful ingredients.

Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel told reporters in Gandhinagar that the companies under scanner after the child deaths are not on the “buyer list” of state-owned medicine procurement entity Gujarat Medical Services Corporation Ltd (GMSCL).

“We have learnt from the media that some children have lost

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