Friday 03/October/2025 – 11:15 PM
The General Directorate issued For health services In India, a warning against describing or disbursing cough syrup for children under the age of two, after reporting 11 deaths between children in the states of financially Pradesh and Rajastan, and although the initial tests did not show any toxic pollutants in the drink, but the government warned that coughing and cold medications are generally not safe for children under the age of five, and that their use should be completely reduced, with limited doses and use.
India prohibits cough syrup for children under the age of two after 11 deaths
According to what was published in the Times Now newspaper, The General Directorate of Health Services, affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Family Care in India, issued a warning about the use of a children’s cough syrup, and this step came after the death of at least 11 children in the states of materially Pradesh and Rajastan after eating a fraudulent cough drink, which raised concerns about the safety of the cold drugs that are spent without a prescription.
According to health experts, it is not recommended to prescribe or disperse cough and cold medications for children under the age of two, and it is generally not recommended to give them to children under the age of five and above, and any use must be followed by an accurate clinical assessment with accurate supervision and strict adherence to the appropriate dose, the shortest effective period, and avoid using multiple medicinal formulas, and moreover, the public may also be aware of the commitment to the prescriptions that prescribe it Doctors.
The General Directorate of Health Services in India also stressed that most of the diseases associated with coughing in young children go away automatically, and calls for increasing dependence on supportive measures, such as drinking water and other fluids, as well as adequate comfort, and the states directed to ensure the spread of guidelines on a large scale in government pharmacies, primary health care centers, community health care centers, local hospitals, and medical institutions.
