Telangana DCA points Stop Use Notice after MP lab flags poisonous compound in two cough syrups

The Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has issued a ‘Stop Use Notice’ after receiving a warning from the Drug Testing Laboratory, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, which declared two cough syrups adulterated with Diethylene Glycol (DEG), a extremely poisonous chemical compound identified to trigger extreme well being problems and fatalities.

The laboratory report recognized Relife Cough Syrup (Ambroxol Hydrochloride, Guaiphenesin, Terbutaline Sulphate and Menthol Syrup) and Respifresh TR Cough Syrup (Bromhexine Hydrochloride, Terbutaline Sulphate, Guaiphenesin and Menthol Syrup) as contaminated with DEG. 

The Relife batch in query bears the quantity LSL25160, manufactured by M/s. Shape Pharma Private Limited, Shekhpar, Gujarat, whereas the Respifresh TR batch carries quantity R01GL2523, manufactured by M/s. Rednex Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, Bavla, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Both batches carry an expiry date of December 2026.

Diethylene Glycol, an industrial solvent, is thought for its poisonous results when consumed, resulting in kidney failure, neurological harm, and in extreme circumstances, dying. 

Phone quantity

Following the alert, the DCA has urged the general public to right away discontinue the usage of these two cough syrups, if in possession, and to report them to the closest Drugs Control Authority. Citizens have additionally been suggested to contact the DCA instantly by means of its toll-free quantity 1800-599-6969, which is energetic between 10.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on all working days.

The DCA has directed all Drugs Inspectors and Assistant Directors throughout Telangana to alert retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and hospitals to freeze any current shares of the recognized batches and be certain that they’re neither distributed nor bought. 

Earlier, the DCA had issued a public advisory urging the general public to discontinue the usage of Coldrif Syrup, batch quantity SR-13, after reviews from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan advised that the consumption of the drugs was linked to the deaths of a number of kids.