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'Cough Syrup Deaths' In Rajasthan: Samples Tested, Medicine Found Safe
Gajendra Singh Khinvsar said samples were tested and it was found that all salts in the medicine were within standard limits.
Jaipur: Following reports of fatal side effects of a cough syrup among children, dextromethorphan cough syrup was immediately banned in Rajasthan's government hospitals. The Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation Limited had also banned dextromethorphan salts manufactured by Kayson Pharma and other firms.
Now, the government has given a clean chit to the dextromethorphan salt-containing medicines but the cough syrup has been termed unsafe for children aged below five years.
Health minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar said that after the matter came to light, the medi