Coldrif cough syrup deaths: The doctor arrested over the cough syrup deaths admitted to receiving 10 per cent commission, as per the police. A district court in Madhya Pradesh then denied bail to paediatrician Dr Praveen Soni, who was arrested for prescribing Coldrif cough syrup. The police told the court that Dr Soni admitted to receiving a 10 per cent commission from the pharmaceutical company. Advertisement
The case has drawn attention due to child fatalities and allegations of continued prescription of the syrup despite observed adverse effects. Police said Dr Soni and other doctors kept prescribing Coldrif even after children showed symptoms such as severe urine retention and kidney-related complications.
At least seven children have died after being prescribed Coldrif, while six o