Pune, Oct 9 (PTI) In the wake of the death of children in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to contaminated cough syrup, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Pune has initiated action against 20 pharmacies for sales without doctor's prescription, an official said on Thursday.

He added that cough syrup stock worth over Rs 13 lakh belonging to a Gujarat-based pharmaceutical firm has been prohibited in Pune and Karad in Satara district after high level of diethylene glycol was detected. Samples have been collected and sent for testing, he added.

"Today, 22 pharmacies in the Pune region were inspected, and at 20 of them, cough syrup was sold without a prescription. Our inspectors visited these pharmacies as decoy customers and these found violations. Action has been initiated ag

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