Shimla, Oct. 5 -- The Himachal Pradesh Drug Department has halted the production of Nexa DS cough syrup manufactured by Aquanova Pharma in the state after the Madhya Pradesh government flagged suspected links between certain cough syrups and the deaths of children.
According to official sources, the Madhya Pradesh government wrote to both the Himachal Pradesh government and the state's Drug Controller, seeking an investigation into two syrups: Coldrif and Nexa DS.
While Coldrif is not produced in Himachal, Nexa DS is being manufactured by Aquanova Pharma. The Himachal Drug Department has suspended its production as a precautionary measure pending laboratory results.
Himachal's Drug Controller, Manish Kapoor, said that after receiving the...