Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP
Adulterated cough syrup caused acute kidney failure deaths in children: lessons have still not been learnt.
Devaraj Ezhilarasan, Munusamy Karthick
Published: 202510.1016/j.yrtph.2025.106015
Abstract
In 2025, 24 children in India died after consuming COLDRIF, a paediatric cough syrup, due to acute kidney failure. Batch SR-13 from Sresan Pharmaceuticals in Tamil Nadu, India,was contaminated with 46.28 % diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic solvent use…
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