3 states ban sale of Cough syrup after 12 kids died, Rajasthan suspends drug controller
The governments of MP, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu have banned Coldrif cough syrup due to reports of children dying from consuming it. The MP CM has formed a team to investigate, while the drug controller in Rajasthan has been suspended and batches of Dextromethorphan-based medicines have been stopped. Tamil Nadu is also conducting inspections and the Union Health Ministry has issued an advisory.