Visakhapatnam, Oct. 13 -- The Health officials seized 5,900 bottles of banned cold/cough syrup worth Rs 4.50 lakh here today.
Under the directions of Girisha, Director General, Drugs Control Administration, and under the supervision of S Vijaya Kumar, Assistant Director, Drugs Control, Visakhapatnam, Drugs Inspector M Srinivas Rao seized around 5,900 bottles of Rivacold Cold/Cough syrups worth Rs 4.5 lakhs which are prohibited for use in children below 4 years, from Kirby Life Sciences, a wholesale medical agency at Marripalem, Visakhapatnam.
Drugs Inspector M Srinivasa Rao told the media that these syrups contain the combination Chlorpheniramine Maleate Phenylephrine Hydrochloride, manufactured by Bajaj Formulations, Bhagwanpur, Roorkee,...