Most children don't need cough syrup, experts say. Learn safe home remedies, age restrictions, and when to see a doctor for your child's cough.

Cough syrup samples linked to the deaths of children in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh did not contain toxins associated with kidney injuries, the Union Health Ministry said Friday.

Cough syrups are the go-to treatment that parents resort to for treating cold. But it may not be risk-free. Find out what are ...

Parents in rural areas insist on medicine for every cough, and doctors are pressured by both expectations and pharmaceutical ...

The tragic deaths of children in India due to diethylene glycol (DEG) contamination in cough syrups like Coldrif have exposed ...

Coldrif samples tested in Tamil Nadu were found to be adulterated. Coldrif, the cough syrup at the centre of the controversy behind the death of 19 children in Madhya Pradesh, contains salts banned ...

During verification of the labels of cough cold syrups, they were found to be misbranded – FDA show cause notice ...

It was alleged that Dr. Praveen Soni, a paediatrician at Parasia’s Community Health Centre, “knowingly produced and administered a dangerous adulterated drug to small children, which was capable of ...

Doctors are also careful not to prescribe cough suppressants, typically used for dry coughs, unless absolutely necessary. Among the two cough syrups recently banned in many states including Karnataka, ...

Health ministry advisory urges rational use of cough syrups in children after 11 deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, though tests found no contamination in samples. Kindly note the image have only ...

Ayurvedic cough syrups are made from herbs such as basil, amaranth, licorice, kakadsingi, bharangi, pushkarmool, baheda, mint, long pepper, black pepper, cinnamon, bay leaf and talispatra. These have ...

Over the years, diethylene glycol in Indian-made cough syrups has claimed dozens of young lives. In 2023, Indian syrups ...