The deadly dose: Inside India's cough syrup obsession
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Reuters A father holds a photo of his child, who is one among at least 12 children under five years of age, whose deaths have allegedly been linked to a cough syrup in Jammu
It's happening again. In early September, a cluster of unexplained child deaths in a small town in Madhya Pradesh sent local health workers scrambling. At least 11 victims - aged one to six - had died within days of taking a common cough syrup. Officials tested everything from drinking water to mosquitoes before the truth emerged: their kidneys had failed. Weeks later, a state laboratory in the southern city of Chennai confirmed the worst.
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