In the wake of children’s deaths allegedly caused by the consumption of contaminated cough syrups, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has launched a pan-India drive to test, inspect and audit cough syrup manufacturers. The CDSCO has also directed all states and union territories to submit a list of cough syrup manufacturing companies for auditing.

Sources said no state has so far fully complied with the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) guidelines introduced to ensure safety and maintain standards in pharmaceutical products.

In Madhya Pradesh, two more children died of kidney infections allegedly linked to the consumption of contaminated cough syrup, bringing the toll to 22.

Meanwhile, the CDSCO has informed the World Health Organisation that cough syrups Cold

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