Two cough syrups banned after six children die of kidney failure in 15 days

BHOPAL: Six children have died of kidney failure in the last 15 days. The tragic incident was reported in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara. The children, all under the age of five, had first complained of mild fever. Local doctors prescribed routine medication, including cough syrups, after which the children seemed to recover. However, the police suspect that the deaths were caused by the presence of diethylene glycol contamination. All the children dead were below the age of five. The first case was reported on August 24 and the first death on September 7.

All the children dead initially had fever and drank medicine and cough syrup prescribed by the doctor. Most of them were administered Coldrif and Nextro-DS syrups. After this, the disease subsided. But after a few days, the fever returned