Cough syrup: Giving medicine without prescription will be expensive - strict action on medical shops selling cough syrup to children without prescription

Updated: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:24 PM (IST) The Department of Health has warned medical store operators that the sale of cough syrup to children without a prescription of a doctor will take strictly, including cancellation of the license. The department has started a campaign to make people aware so that medicine is not given to children without advice. This decision was made to protect the health of children. If cough syrup is given to children without prescription of the doctor, the action against medical store operators will be acted. Jagran Jagran correspondent, Kanpur dehat. After the government banned codrif forching, special vigilance in the district was increased. Medical store operators received strict instructions not to sell cough syrup for children without prescription of the doctor. In addition, samples of children’s cough syrup of all the companies are also taken by the Food Safety Drug Administration team. A case was also brought against those involved in the CJM court after four samples taken from the drug pack were sub-standard. Remove ad Only Read News After the death of children due to the use of Coldrif crop syrup in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, it was also banned in the state. To ensure that it is not used anywhere in the district, the Food Safety and Drug Administration team inspects medical colleges, CHCs, PHCs, as well as private companies and checks the stock. In addition, instructions are given to ensure that no medicine of the forbidden company is sold. Two days ago, the team investigated the drug store of the medical college and collected five samples of cough syrup for children. In addition, the equity register was also checked and the chief pharmacist did not use the medicine of the company in question. The team also inspected the drug warehouse and collected three samples from the cough syrup of children, while the medical store was also operated on Wednesday at the Hospital in Akbarpur City, and instructions were given not to sell the banned cough syrup. District medicine inspector Ajay Santoshi said that after the government’s instructions were carried out a continuous campaign and investigated. So far, however, no medicine or syrup of the banned company has been found. Last month, costumes were filed in four cases in CJM Court. He said that four samples of the drug warehouse, which was sent to the government lab, were collected Lucknow for testing, a case was brought after testing found all four samples sub-standard. Instructions not to give accounts to consumers: During the inspection by the medicine inspector, many store operators do not give accounts to consumers. The instructions were also given to the establishment operators on this. In addition, they are also made aware. So that he remains serious about fulfilling the rules. The sale of any syrup associated with the banned company is completely prohibited. The CMO and the Dwelminpector were asked to follow the government’s instructions strictly. If any complaint is received, the steps in question will take action. – Kapil Singh, District Magistrate