AP Government Recalls Stocks of Cough Syrup Respifresh TR

Govt orders withdrawal of ‘Respifresh TR’ over high Diethylene Glycol levels; inspections intensified

xVijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has recalled stocks of one brand of cough syrup following the death of several children after consuming a toxic cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh.

“This was not found to be of standard quality. The idea is to avoid any untoward incidents in the state,” officials said.

The AP government has directed the Drugs Control Administration to deploy drug inspectors and senior officials to inspect the medical shops and take out the stocks of poor quality cough syrups. They found one brand to be not of standard quality.

Accordingly, instructions have been issued to recall stocks of cough syrup ‘Respifresh TR 100 ml’ with the batch no. R01GL2522, manufacture