October 8, 2025
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Two Gujarat cos under lens for DEG-laden cough syrup; FDA issues alert

Two Gujarat cos under lens for DEG-laden cough syrup; FDA issues alert

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Two companies in Gujarat have come under the scanner for manufacturing toxic cough syrups containing Diethylene Glycol (DEG). The Food and Drugs Administration in Gujarat has issued a public alert, prohibiting the sale of certain batches of these formulations with immediate effect. The companies in question are Rednex Pharmaceuticals and Shape Pharmaceutical. According to the…

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Cough syrup deaths: CDSCO launches risk-based inspection at manufacturing units of 19 drugs

Cough syrup deaths: CDSCO launches risk-based inspection at manufacturing units of 19 drugs

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Central drug regulator, CDSCO, has initiated risk-based inspection at the manufacturing units of 19 drugs, including cough syrups and antibiotics, across six states following reports of child deaths due to the consumption of contaminated cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, the health ministry said on Saturday. The inspections by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)…

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