Cough syrup row: Plant sealed, MP SIT visits pharma unit, office

Chennai/Kancheepuram:  A pharma unit producing a now banned cough syrup allegedly linked to the death of children in Madhya Pradesh is in the dock with the plant being sealed by…

Fake Medicine Racket Busted in Kanpur: Supplies Linked to Punjab, Gujarat, and Multiple States

Kanpur:  A major counterfeit drug operation was exposed in a joint raid on Tuesday, revealing an illicit network producing and distributing fake medicines across several states, including Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana,…

Jaipur Jail Nursing Officer Busted for Supplying Narcotics to Inmates

Jaipur: A Grade Second nursing officer at Jaipur Central Jail has been arrested for allegedly supplying narcotic drugs to prisoners, following a tip-off from an inmate and a trail of…

‘Factory of Death’: Shocking Conditions Uncovered at Coldrif Cough Syrup Plant

Sunguvarchatram – Inspectors raiding the Sresan Pharmaceuticals unit in Kancheepuram, linked to the deaths of 15 children in Madhya Pradesh, were met with alarming scenes: vats of chemicals boiling on open gas…

Quality Flaw in ‘Lactulose Solution’ Halts Supply Under Rajasthan’s Free Medicine Scheme

Jaipur– In a fresh blow to Rajasthan’s Chief Minister’s Free Medicine Scheme, authorities have suspended supplies of Lactulose Solution—a commonly prescribed stomach cleansing drug—after a suspicious membrane-like substance was discovered in…

DEG Confirmed in Relife and Respifresh Cough Syrup in MP

Bhopal:  Madhya Pradesh food and drugs administration (MPFDA) Monday flagged two additional cough syrups, apart from the previously reported Coldrif, as “unsafe” after laboratory analysis revealed dangerously high levels of…

Cough syrup deaths: IMA slams MP doctor’s arrest, says onus on manufacturers and authorities

NEW DELHI: The arrest of a doctor over the death of 14 children from contaminated cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh has ignited nationwide outrage from the medical fraternity. The Indian…

Kerala govt forms committee to submit report on pediatric cough syrups

Thiruvananthapuram:  Kerala government constituted a committee to submit a report on the management of pediatric cough syrups following the death of at least 14 children after consumption of Coldrif syrup…

Cross-border arms, drug smuggling module busted in Amritsar; 2 held

The Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted a cross-border arms and narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan with the arrest of two of its operatives and recovered 2.5 kg…

Sex stamina pills racked busted: Over 4,000 across India duped by fake medicines; 9 arrested

RAJKOT:  At least 4,000 men and women across India looking to bolster their sexual performance were fleeced with spurious medicines sold online by a gang from Rajkot whose members posed…