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Srinagar, Oct 04: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has issued an advisory cautioning that cough and cold medications should not be prescribed or dispensed to children below two years of age.

The ministry has emphasized that such medicines are generally not recommended for children under five and, when used in older children, must be administered only after proper clinical evaluation and under strict medical supervision.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued an advisory to all States and Union Territories on the rational use of cough syrups in paediatric population, following consumption-related deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

“In our continuous efforts to ensure rational drug use and patient safety in paediatric

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