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16 Jun

केंद्र ने सिरप दवाओं के लिए नुस्खा नियम पेश किया, ओवर-द-काउंटर बिक्री हुई खत्म

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नई दिल्ली (राजीव शर्मा): केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य और परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय ने एक बड़े नियामक बदलाव की घोषणा की है, जिसके तहत खांसी के सिरप (Cough Syrups) सहित सभी सिरप-आधारित दवाओं की खरीद के लिए डॉक्टर का वैध नुस्खा (प्रिस्क्रिप्शन) अनिवार्य होगा। यह अधिसूचना प्रभावी रूप से देश भर की फार्मेसियों (मेडिकल स्टोर) पर इन उत्पादों की ओवर-द-काउंटर (बिना नुस्खे के) बिक्री को समाप्त करती है। संशोधित दिशानिर्देशों के तहत, केमिस्टों के लिए एक पंजीकृत चिकित्सा पद्धति (डॉक्टर) द्वारा जारी किए गए नुस्खे के सत्यापन के बाद ही सिरप फॉर्मूलेशन देना आवश्यक होगा। इस कदम का उद्देश्य स्व-दवा (सेल्फ-मेडिकेशन) को हतोत्साहित…

Owner of Sresan Pharma, maker of coldrif syrup, arrested following 20 children’s deaths

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaArrested, Coldrif, Cough Syrup, Sresam Pharma, Tragedy

National Times Bureau :- The owner of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the company that produces Coldrif cough syrup, has been arrested following the deaths of at least 19 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Tests revealed that the syrup contained high levels of the toxic industrial chemical diethylene glycol. His arrest came soon after being taken into custody for questioning by Madhya Pradesh Police. A scathing 26-page report from the Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department exposed the unsanitary conditions in which the syrup was produced. The report listed around 350 violations, including the use of rusted machinery and non-pharmaceutical-grade chemicals. Tamil Nadu…

Petition filed in SC to seek probe into deaths of children due to toxic cough syrup in MP, Rajasthan

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaColdrif, Cough Syrup, Judicial Enquiry, petition, Supreme Court

National Times Bureau :- A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court demanding a judicial inquiry into the recent deaths of children allegedly caused by contaminated cough syrup in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The plea also urges the court to order nationwide testing of all cough syrups and implement urgent reforms in India’s drug regulation system. The cough syrup in question, Coldrif, has been linked to the deaths of at least 16 children across Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district and parts of Rajasthan since August. Several other children under the age of 12 have also suffered serious health complications. Manufactured…