Three states have banned the sale and distribution of cough syrup Coldrif after at least eight children died after consuming it in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, India Today reported.

The cough syrup was first banned in Tamil Nadu, with Madhya Pradesh and Kerala following suit.

At least eight children, aged between one and seven, died in the past month in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The authorities have suspected cough syrup poisoning as the common cause.

After the deaths, the Madhya Pradesh government had asked authorities in Tamil Nadu to look into the safety of the formulation. On October 2, a report by the Tamil Nadu director of drug control found that samples of Coldrif cough syrup manufactured at a plant of Sresan Pharmaceuticals in the state’s Kancheepuram district were fo

See Full Page