Synopsis: The CDSCO has declared two cough syrups sold in Karnataka—manufactured by LV Life Sciences, Himachal Pradesh, and Ethidrus Research Lab, Puducherry—as Not of Standard Quality in its August 2025 alert, after they failed description and assay tests. The alert follows recent incidents in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, where contaminated cough syrups were linked to child deaths, prompting nationwide scrutiny and advisories against the use of such medicines in young children.

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has listed two brands of cough syrup being sold in Karnataka as Not of Standard Quality (NSQ) in its August 2025 alert. The products—one manufactured by LV Life Sciences, Himachal Pradesh, and C & C-LS, produced by Ethidrus Research Lab, Puducherry (Batch

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