'No Cough And Cold Medications For Children Under Two Years', DGHS Issues Advisory

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The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday issued an advisory to all states and Union Territories, directing that cough and cold medications should not be prescribed to children under the age of two years. The advisory by DGHS comes amid reports of child deaths allegedly linked to contaminated cough syrups in Madhya Pradesh.

Meanwhile, the Union Health Ministry noted none of the tested syrup samples in Madhya Pradesh contained Diethylene Glycol (DEG) or Ethylene Glycol (EG) - contaminants that are known to cause serious kidney injury. The DGHS, which comes under the health ministry, said in the advisory that cough syrups are