The number of children killed by cough syrup in India has increased to 24

The death toll from cough syrup among children in the state of Rajasthan in India has risen to 24. This was reported on November 21 by the Reuters news agency.

According to the publication, the solvent used to make a batch of Coldrif cough syrup could have been contaminated with a toxic chemical around the time it was supplied to the pharmaceutical manufacturer Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer.

Indian authorities believe that Coldrif syrup was heavily contaminated with a well—known industrial toxin, diethylene glycol (DEG). Currently, they are studying how this substance was added to the solvent used in the medicine, the agency notes.

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Earlier, on November 1, NDTV reported that the doctor ended up in intensive care after drinking cough syrup to prove his safety. It was clarified that the first victim was two-year-old Samrat, then five-year-old Nitisha. The doctor was saved. Later it became known that a total of 12 children died from the drug, nine of whom were in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Almost every child experienced vomiting, diarrhea, and sudden urinary arrest a few days after taking the syrup.

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