11 children who took cough medicine were shocked to death...The doctor is unconscious
Oct 13, 2025
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At least 11 children have died so far, raising concerns about the drug's safety.
According to local media such as the Hindustan Times and India Today, a 5-year-old boy in Shikhar, Rajasthan, India, was prescribed cough medicine at a local health center for cold symptoms. After taking the medicine late at night, he woke up for a while, drank water, and fell asleep again, but was found dead the next morning without waking up.
In the same Rajasthan Bharatpur district, a two-year-old boy, B, died after taking the same drug. The other two children in the family who took the drug with the child showed symptoms of vomiting and are being treated at the hospital.
The controversy over the safety of the drug spread further when the head of the Bayana community health center was found unconscious in the vehicle hours after taking the drug himself to reassure parents. The ambulance driver, who took the drug together, also showed the same symptoms, and both reportedly recovered after treatment.
Similar cases have been found in other parts of India, raising anxiety.
Nine children died of kidney complications after taking the same drug in Chindwara, Madhya Pradesh. As a result, health authorities have set up a special ward, temporarily suspended the sale of suspected drugs, and are collecting samples for detailed examination.
To date, no hazardous chemicals such as diethylene glycol (DEG) or ethylene glycol (EG), which are known to cause kidney damage, have been detected.
The Rajasthan government has banned the sale and prescription of 22 cough medicines in question, and has begun to recall drugs already distributed. It is estimated that 133,000 bottles have been distributed so far.
The drug was distributed in accordance with Rajasthan's free drug supply policy.
Authorities are investigating the manufacturer, but the factory is currently closed, and the representative is said to be unreachable.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
