2 children die and several fall sick after consuming govt-supplied cough syrup, doctor collapses after drinking it to prove its safety: Read how Kaysons Pharma came under scanner

A case of suspected poisoning in a cough syrup has alarmed the authorities in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Several incidents of deaths and illnesses of children were reported in the states in the last week, prompting the authorities to jump into action.

On 28th and 29th September, formal complaints were received by the Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation Limited (RMSCL) from the district health officials regarding two batches of a cough syrup manufactured by a Jaipur-based company, Kaysons Pharma. Samples of batch numbers KL-25/147 and KL-25/148 have been collected by the RMSCL officials and have been sent for testing to the State Drug Testing Laboratory.

The officials, however, pointed out that over 133,000 patients have received this syrup since June this year, and there were no pr