‘Cough syrups not for kids under 5; low body weight makes dosing risky’ |
The Coldrif cough syrup tragedy has once again exposed gaps in India’s drug safety system. Dr Lancelot Pinto, consultant respirologist at P D Hinduja National Hospital, explains why such contamination is fatal, and when cough syrups are truly neededColdrif cough syrup, linked to the deaths of at least 14 children in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and…