Join WhatsApp

Folow Facebook

Subscribe YouTube

Follow Instagram

New Delhi: In a precautionary move, the central government has advised all states and union territories to avoid giving cough and cold medicines to children under the age of two. The directive follows reports of child deaths in Madhya Pradesh linked to allegedly contaminated cough syrups.

The advisory, released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), emphasizes that cough syrups are generally not recommended for children under five. For older children and adults, such medications should be used only after careful medical assessment, strict adherence to dosage, close monitoring, and for the minimum necessary duration.

Dr. Sunita Sharma of DGHS highlighted that most acute coughs in children resolve on their

See Full Page