ColdRif Syrup, RespiFresh-TR, Relif Syrup marked ‘not of standard quality’
Srinagar, Oct 15:
The Jammu and Kashmir Drug and Food Control Organisation (DFCO) has imposed a ban on the sale, distribution, and use of three cough syrup brands, including ColdRif Syrup, RespiFresh-TR and Relif Syrup, after laboratory tests declared them “Not of Standard Quality” due to the presence of toxic impurities.
The alert was issued following a communication from the Central Drugs Standard Control Program under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI, which found three contained Diethylene Glycol (DEG) impurities beyond permissible limits, a compound known to cause severe poisoning and linked to child deaths in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
As per the public notice issued by Office of State Drugs Controller, the affected formulations include Relif Syrup (Ambroxol HCl, Terbutaline Sulphate, Guaiphenesin & Menthol) manufactured by M/s Shape Pharma Pvt Ltd, Gujarat.