Days after the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh after allegedly consuming contaminated cough syrups, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised a medical alert about the three syrups that were found to contain higher than permissible limits of di-ethylene glycol (DEG).

The alert comes after the inter-governmental agency had sought clarification from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), India’s apex drug regulator, on whether the contaminated medicines had been exported to other countries. WHO was informed that these medicines were not intended for export, and there was no evidence of illegal export.

“On 8 October, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) of India reported to WHO the presence of Diethylene Glycol (DEG) in at least three oral liqu

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