The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday, i.e., October 3, took note of reports claiming deaths among children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan due to the consumption of contaminated cough syrups. At least nine children died after consuming allegedly spurious cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh, Dr Pawan Nandurkar, Associate Professor and Head of Paediatrics in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, said, as cited by news agency ANI.

As per the families of the affected children, they initially suffered from colds, coughs, and fevers. After this, their kidneys became affected, and as a result, their conditions worsened, ultimately leading to death. Doctor Nandurkar told ANI the deaths and the kidney injury case are linked to the cough syrup called Coldrif, which has now come under fi

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