Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has gone into an overdrive to prevent the sale and use of banned cough syrups in the union territory.
After the death of 66 children in Gambia, World Health Organization (WHO) has banned the use of four syrups manufactured by Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals. These include Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup, and Magrip N Cold Syrup.
Dr. Mir Mushtaq Ahmad, the spokesperson at the Directorate of Health Service, Kashmir, told The Kashmir Monitor they will confirm whether such drugs are being sold in the valley.
“As of now, we haven’t heard anything about these drugs. But we will confirm whether they are being sold in the valley. We will get in touch with the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation to get details about it,” he said.
Dr. Mushtaq said they are also getting in touch with the drug controller to see whether the private pharmaceutical outlets have any stock of these medicines.
