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Cough Syrup Deaths Rise to 20 in Madhya Pradesh as Supreme Court Probe Sought

A Supreme Court petition seeks a court‑monitored CBI inquiry after state labs reported extreme diethylene glycol contamination in a Coldrif batch.

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Overview

  • Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said 20 children have died in Madhya Pradesh, with two fatalities on Tuesday, and five others are under treatment in Nagpur hospitals.
  • Laboratories in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh reported about 48.6% diethylene glycol in Coldrif batch SR-13 made by Sresan Pharmaceuticals, classifying it as not of standard quality.
  • Tamil Nadu’s Drugs Control issued a show‑cause notice to the manufacturer after an inspection cited more than 350 critical and major lapses and halted production pending investigation.
  • States including Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Puducherry have banned Coldrif, and DGHS advised judicious prescribing for children.
  • Madhya Pradesh also flagged Relife and Respifresh TR for diethylene glycol above limits, triggering bans and seizures, as local authorities formed an SIT, suspended officials and filed cases.