Days after the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised a medical alert regarding three syrups found to contain higher than permissible levels of diethylene glycol (DEG).

The alert comes after WHO sought clarification from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), India’s apex drug regulator, on whether the contaminated medicines had been exported. WHO was informed that these medicines were not intended for export, and there was no evidence of illegal export.

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Details of contaminated syrups

“On 8 October, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (C

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