Millions rely on cough syrups, but some ingredients pose serious risks. Codeine, a narcotic, can lead to addiction and death.

While cough syrup is a common remedy, its active ingredient DXM can be dangerous if overused. Misuse leads to serious health issues like hallucination ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed removing oral phenylephrine, widely used in cold and cough syrups, as an active ingredient in over-the-counter drugs for nasal congestion, stating it ...

Experts said that while labels mentioning dosage limits and restrictions are important for doctors and consumers, testing at ...

In the wake of the cough syrup controversy linked to multiple child deaths, pediatricians share top tips to pick cough syrups ...

In an advisory issued Monday, the CDSCO instructed that every batch of both active and inactive pharmaceutical ingredients ...

The cough syrup was contaminated with industrial chemicals. Experts say this is no accident. It's the latest case of what is ...

The directive is similar to the one issued after India-made cough syrups were blamed for deaths of children in Gambia and ...

Syrups with Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide, which is a common active ingredient, are not harmful when taken as prescribed by ...

The Madhya Pradesh Police has arrested S Ranganathan, the owner of Sresan Pharmaceuticals, the company that manufactured ...

Till now, 22 children have died due to kidney infections caused by the consumption of the "contaminated" cough syrup, ...

BHOPAL: Investigations by Tamil Nadu drugs control authorities into the making of the Coldrif cough syrup, which is believed ...