WHO issues alert on three contaminated cough syrups found in India; Coldrif among them
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a health advisory after identifying three contaminated cough syrups identified in India, warning that the medicines pose severe and potentially fatal health risks.
The WHO said the affected medicines are specific batches of Coldrif from Sresan Pharmaceutical, Respifresh TR from Rednex Pharmaceuticals and ReLife from Shape Pharma, as reported by news agency Reuters on Tuesday.
It has urged authorities to report any detection of these medicines in their countries to the health agency.
India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation informed WHO that the syrups were reportedly consumed by children under the age of five in Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, where several deaths were recently reported.
The cough medicine contained toxic diethylene glycol in quantities nearly 500 times above the permissible limit.
CDSCO also clarified that there is no evidence of these products being exported from India and there is no evidence of illegal export, added the report.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed last week that the contaminated cough syrups had not entered the U.S. market.
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Mudigere: 22-yr-old youngster hangs herself to death after father scolds her for not making curry
Mudigere: A 22-year-old young woman, Soujanya Poojary, who was upset over an apparently trivial issue, has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at home in Devavrinda village of the taluk on Saturday evening.
On Saturday morning, Soujanya’s father Natesh Poojary handed her vegetables, instructed her to prepare curry using them and went out. When he returned home in the afternoon, however, he found that his daughter had not prepared the curry and scolded her. He also told her to get curry from a neighbour’s house and again went out.
Soujanya, after being treated harshly by her father, reportedly closed the door of the house and hanged herself to death inside.
Gonibeedu Police officers, who were informed of her death, have registered a case and are investigating.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
