Overview

• Health Minister Veena George announced the state has barred supply of all medicines made by Sresan Pharmaceuticals.
• Five distributors in Kerala that handle Sresan products were instructed to stop deliveries immediately.
• Authorities warned of strict action against sellers and urged anyone holding the medicines not to use them.
• The minister said the medicines are not distributed through government hospitals in the state.
• Kerala also halted sales of Respifresh TR from a Gujarat-based firm after tests found it substandard, with the actions prompted by reports of recent child deaths in Madhya Pradesh linked to a toxic cough syrup.