The raids resulted in the authorities uncovering millions of bottles of Phensedyl, Eskof, and other codeine-containing cough syrups (CCS) ... How dangerous are cough syrups, especially for the young or elderly folk?.
You will now require a doctor’s prescription to buy cough syrups and other syrup medicines.The UnionMinistry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday issued a notification under which syrup medicines, ...
The Ministry of Health has amended the DrugsRules, 2026, removing ‘syrups’ from OTC sale, requiring doctors' prescriptions instead. This follows concerns over contaminated cough syrups linked to child fatalities in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan....