Coldrif row: 14 MP kids given cough syrup fighting for life in Maharashtra hospitals

Fourteen children from Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district are critically ill in Nagpur hospitals after consuming the banned Coldrif cough syrup, which caused renal failure. Six earlier deaths at GMCH-Nagpur were confirmed due to diethylene glycol (DEG) toxicity from the contaminated syrup. Maharashtra has banned Coldrif, and Nagpur authorities are advising against prescribing cough syrups to young children.