New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The government is proposing to remove cough syrups from a class of drugs that are allowed to be sold over the counter with less strict licensing and manufacturing norms after cases of adulteration claimed the lives of scores of children in several states recently. The government, on December 29, issued a draft notification proposing to remove the word "syrup" from a listing of cough medication in Schedule K in the Drugs Rules, 1945. Schedule K drugs in India are a specific list of medicines, such as common antiseptics and antacids, that are exempt from certain strict regulations of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, allowing them to be sold over the counter. An official from the health ministry aware of the matter, on conditi...