Ranchi, October 7 (IANS). The Jharkhand government immediately banned the sale and use of three cuff syrup in the state. These actions were done after the reports that some children died in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with suspected Kapha syrup. According to the order issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate of Medicine Control, Namkum (Ranchi), the amount of Dietaline Glycol was found in three cuff syrup (which rebootes TR and relief syrup). The Directorate has instructed all medicine inspectors to keep strict monitoring of these syrup sales and use in their environment. Sampling must also be done by inspecting stores and hospitals and legal action must be taken according to the rules. Dietylene glycol is an industrial chemical. Its excessive intake can be deadly. This is why the government immediately prohibited this syrup as ‘as opposed to standard’. All the citizens have appealed not to use this three mucus syrup, and if it is present in the house, destroy or inform the nearest drug control officer. This ban is considered a careful and strict step by the Jharkhand government that keeps in mind the safety of children. After the death of children due to the use of Kapha stripping in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the use of suspected mucus syrup was banned by the governments of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Earlier on October 5, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare held a major meeting with all states and trade union areas amid the quality of Kapha poaching and recent concerns related to their unfair use. The meeting reviewed the compliance of medicine standards and emphasized the rational use of cuff syrup in specific children. Three important points were discussed at the review meeting arranged on the Health Minister JP Nadda. First, to ensure the compliance of ‘M’ and other GSR provisions for quality standards in drug manufacturing units. Second, to increase the rational use of phlegm syrup in children and avoid irrational combinations. Third, the regulation of retail pharmacies included the prevention of improper sale of such formulations. -Ians VKU/BC shares this story tags
Three phlegm syrup banned in Jharkhand, the government’s warning after the death of children
