After cough syrup tragedy, Madhya Pradesh hospital underneath lens over ‘worms’ in drugs

“Amidst little one deaths linked to a poisonous cough syrup in Madhya Pradesha authorities hospital in Gwalior is now going through a grievance over worms allegedly present in a bottle of antibiotic drugs given to a baby,” officers stated on Thursday (October 16, 2025).

“Following a grievance by a girl whose little one was given the medication, all the inventory of Azithromycin antibiotic on the authorities hospital in Morar city of Gwalior district has been sealed and samples have been despatched to a laboratory in Bhopal for testing,” he stated.

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Azithromycin antibiotic’s oral suspension is usually given to youngsters for varied infections. In keeping with officers, the medication was generic and manufactured by a Madhya Pradesh-based firm.

Drug inspector Anubhuti Sharma stated, “A lady on the authorities hospital in Morar complained of worms in a bottle of Azithromycin oral suspension.” “Though the bottle of drugs that the lady had introduced was open, the matter was instantly investigated,” she stated.

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“All 306 bottles of this drugs, which had been distributed and saved on the hospital in Morar, have been recalled and seized,” the official stated. “A preliminary inspection of among the drugs bottles revealed no indicators of bugs, however testing is critical,” she stated.

“A few of the bottles have been despatched to a laboratory in Bhopal for testing. A pattern of this drugs may even be despatched to the Central Drug Laboratory in Kolkata,” Ms. Sharma stated.

Notably, 24 youngsters from Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh have died owing to suspected renal failure brought on by the consumption of the adulterated Coldrif cough syrup.

The tragedy prompted the World Well being Group (WHO) to situation an alert towards three “substandard” oral cough syrups recognized in India — Coldrif, Respifresh TR and ReLife.