While cough syrup is a common remedy, its active ingredient DXM can be dangerous if overused. Misuse leads to serious health issues like hallucinations, seizures, and coma, with adolescents often ...
When the younger brother of the BBC's Ruona Meyer became addicted to cough syrup, she began to investigate the men who make and sell opioid-based medicine on the streets of Lagos. Her investigation ...
In recent days, India has been shaken by distressing reports of children, adults, and even healthcare providers, falling ill and in some cases dying after taking a particular cough syrup. NDTV reports ...
In recent weeks, drug regulatory and enforcement agencies in India have launched widespread raids and filed cases against illegal suppliers of codeine-based cough syrups, highlighting both their ...
The Nigerian government recently banned the sale and import of codeine cough syrup. Nigeria's authorities have shut down three leading drugs companies after a BBC investigation into addiction to cough ...
Cough syrup row: MP bans Coldrif after tests confirm presence of toxic substance; toll goes up to 14
The Madhya Pradesh (MP) Government on Saturday banned the sale of Coldrif cough syrup following the deaths of 14 children in Chhindwara district due to suspected kidney failure, news agency PTI ...
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