After the death of 11 children in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued a warning against giving phlegm syrup to young children. Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh is shocked by the death of nine children due to kidney failure in the last fortnight. Madhya Pradesh and neighboring states of Rajasthan, where a similar death occurred in Sikar a few days ago. After which health officials now suspect that these cases of failure of organs are related to the consumption of contaminated phlegm syrup.
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Of the nine children who died, at least five had a history of taking colds, and one took Nextro Syrup. Private doctors have been instructed to take precautions. No viral patient should be treated privately, rather he should be sent directly to the civil hospital. After these tragic incidents, the batch of dextromethorphon hydrobromide syrup was immediately investigated and their distribution was banned across the state. Currently, the list of 1,420 children affected by symptoms like cold, fever and flu is being closely monitored.
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However, the Union Health Ministry has said that no adulteration was found in their samples. The ministry said the results of the investigation have confirmed that the syrup did not have a diathylene glycol (DEG) or Ethylene Glycol (EG), which are considered to be a serious harm to kidney.