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Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days ago

Repeated deadly cough syrup scandals pose hard questions for India’s drug regulators

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Repeated deadly cough syrup scandals pose hard questions for India’s drug regulators

www.straitstimes.com

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Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days ago

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At least 22 children have been killed since September in the latest such instance. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Diethylene glycol (DEG) is an organic compound that is commonly used as an industrial solvent in antifreeze mixtures and brake fluids. But, in India, DEG is ending up with worrying frequency where it should never be – in cough syrups for children.

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