Centre Issues Advisory On Safe Use Of Cough Syrups After Child Deaths In MP

Following reports linking nine child deaths in Madhya Pradesh to cough syrup consumption, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory on the rational use of cough syrups in children. The advisory advises that cough and cold medicines should not be prescribed or dispensed to children under two years of age.

Centre Issues Advisory On Safe Use Of Cough Syrups After Child Deaths In MP
Following reports linking nine child deaths in Madhya Pradesh to cough syrup consumption, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued an advisory on the rational use of cough syrups in children. The advisory advises that cough and cold medicines should not be prescribed or dispensed to children under two years of age.