Telangana Drug Control Administration has issued an advisory to stop using cough syrups Relife and Respifresh TR, detected with toxic Diethylene Glycol (DEG). Authorities urge reporting possession, alert retailers, and freeze stocks to prevent risks to public health.

Hyderabad: The Telangana Drug Control Administration (TGDCA) on Wednesday issued an advisory urging people to immediately stop using two cough syrups ‘Relife’ and ‘Respifresh TR’ if in possession and report it back to the nearest local DCA office.

Director of TGDCA, Shahnawaz Qasim said an alert was received from Drug Testing Laboratory of Madhya Pradesh, detecting highly toxic substances Diethylene Glycol (DEG) in the two cough syrups.

The syrups suspected to be adulterated with DEG were Relife Cough Syrup (Ambroxol Hydro

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