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| **Category**               | **Details** |
|----------------------------|------------|
| **Event**                  | **Madhya Pradesh bans Coldrif Cough Syrup** after reports of children's deaths due to kidney failure. |
| **Key Finding**            | Tamil Nadu probe found **48.6% Diethylene Glycol (DEG)** in Coldrif Syrup samples. |
| **Diethylene Glycol (DEG)** | A toxic industrial chemical used in brake fluids and antifreeze. **Misused as a cheap solvent** in drugs due to similarity with safe compounds. **Effects:** Kidney failure, vomiting, nervous system damage, and potential fatality. |
| **Regulatory Action**      | Ban enforced under **Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940**, which regulates drug safety and standards in India. |
| **Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940** | Ensures drugs are **safe, effective, and meet standards**. **Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945** classify medications and provide storage/sale guidelines. |


Category	Details
Event	Madhya Pradesh bans Coldrif Cough Syrup after reports of children's deaths due to kidney failure.
Key Finding	Tamil Nadu probe found 48.6% Diethylene Glycol (DEG) in Coldrif Syrup samples.
Diethylene Glycol (DEG)	A toxic industrial chemical used in brake fluids and antifreeze. Misused as a cheap solvent in drugs due to similarity with safe compounds. Effects: Kidney failure, vomiting, nervous system damage, and potential fatality.
Regulatory Action	Ban enforced under Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, which regulates drug safety and standards in India.
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940	Ensures drugs are safe, effective, and meet standards. Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 classify medications and provide storage/sale guidelines.

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