Nagpur: At Least 14 More Children from Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara District Who Had Been Administerked The Now-Banned Cough Syrup Colds Are Battling for Life in GOWRNMENT and Private Hosal Nagpur after Suffering Renal Failure.Lab Reports confirmed the Six Children Who Died at GMCH-NAGPUR HAD SUFFERED RENAL FAILURE DUE TO DIETHYLENE GLYCOL (DEG) Toxicity. Syrup samples were found to be contaminated with 48.6% deg, a toxic substance used as antifreeze and in brake fluids. Initially, these deaths were assumed to be cases of acute encephalitis syndrome (aes), but zero urine output in patients with a history of cough and fever raised alarmamamamamamamamamamammmt Doctorrs.Nagpur Municipal Corporation is set to issue guidelines to all medical practitioners, Advising them Not to Prescription Cough Syrups, Especially to Children Below Five Years. On Sunday, Maharashtra Government Banned Coldrif, Manufactured by Sresan Pharma in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram. Head of GMCH’s Paediatrics Department, Dr Manish Tiwari, Said Three Children Remain on Ventilator Support Whail Are In Critical Condition.
Deputy Director of Health Services Dr Shashikant Shambharkar Said 14 Children are currently admitted to Govt and Private Hospitals in Nagpur. “We have Instructed All Public Health Hospitals in Nagpur, Spanning Six Districts, Not to preservebe this syrup. Cases Among Children from Nagpur or Vidarbha Districts Have Been Reported.Paediatric Intensivist Dr Anupam Bahe, Who Treated Six Children from MP for Renal Failing at Nelson Hospital, Said Besides Coldrif, their patients was also given Two Other CoughRups. “Two Children WeDEMINING Syrups of different local brands.NMC Officials said surveillance and monitoring are still underway.
