5 Cough Drop Brands Have Been Recalled Due to Manufacturing Concerns, FDA Says. See the Full List

China-based company Xiamen Kang Zhongyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd has issued a recall for multiple cough drop products, ...
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Kids’ Cough Medicine Recalled for Risk of Bacterial Infection That 'Can Cause Death'

A widely used children’s cough syrup is being pulled from shelves over concerns about potential bacterial contamination. The voluntarily recall, announced on June 18, affects five lots of Little ...

Aurobindo Pharma shares hit 52-week high on USFDA approval for cough medication

The company received USFDA approval for Dextromethorphan Polistirex extended-release oral suspension, with planned launch in ...
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Cough syrup deaths: Central drug regulator inspects manufacturing units in 6 states

Central drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has initiated risk-based inspection of drug manufacturing units in six states following collection of 19 samples, including ...
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Indonesia police probe drug regulator over cough syrup linked to 200 child deaths

Indonesia's police are conducting preliminary inquiries into whether any actions by officials at the country's drug regulator could amount to criminal wrongdoing, as they expand a probe into tainted ...

India looks to bar cough syrup for babies under two

This regulatory tightening follows alarm over discovery of toxic industrial solvents, including diethylene glycol (DEG) and ...
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This Cough Syrup Ingredient Might Actually Slow Dementia

Today’s cough syrup could turn into tomorrow’s treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Recent research in the U.K. is the latest to suggest that a common ingredient in cough syrup, ambroxol, might be able ...