Dinesh Gundu Rao further said that the state is pushing for a centralised system to share information about substandard medicines across states.
Published Oct 06, 2025 | 4:38 PM ⚊ Updated Oct 06, 2025 | 4:38 PM
Dinesh Gundu Rao.
Synopsis: “All Enforcement Officers in the state of Karnataka are hereby, instructed to keep a strict vigil on the above drugs/ batch number and same combinations from manufacturers. Any stockist/distributor/retailer/ Govt. Institutions, who are in possession of these products, if any, should draw samples for test and analysis, then necessary action has to be initiated as per Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.”
Karnataka Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday, 6 October, assured that the contaminated cough syrup has not been supplied in the state.
“Today, Karnataka has become a model for the country, with no room for lapses. I assure the parents that it has not been supplied in our state. We have started testing samples of other cough syrups as a precautionary measure, and our department will release guidelines for parents today,” Rao said in a post on X.
Rao further said that the state is pushing for a centralised system to share information about substandard medicines across states. “A website would enable all states to stay informed about such incidents, regardless of where they occur. We are urging the Central Government to launch this platform to ensure better coordination and safety,” he added in the X post.
The circular issued by the Karnataka government, dated 5 October, read, “Kind attention to all the enforcement officers that, in view of recent incidents where deaths have been caused in children in Madhya Pradesh due to consumption of Coldrif Syrup, Batch No. SR-13, Mfg. Date: May 2025, Expiry Date: April 2027, Manufactured by M/s Sreesan Pharma, Kanchipuram-602106 and the Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department has explicitly prohibited the purchase, sale and consumption of the above drug in Tamil Nadu. Further, few deaths have been caused in children in Rajsathan due to consumption of Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide Syrup IP, Manufactured by M/s Kaysons Pharma, Jaipur.”
“All Enforcement Officers in the state of Karnataka are hereby, instructed to keep a strict vigil on the above drugs/ batch number and same combinations from manufacturers. Any stockist/distributor/retailer/ Govt. Institutions, who are in possession of these products, if any, should draw samples for test and analysis, then necessary action has to be initiated as per Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.”
After our Government took office, we have implemented significant changes in the #StateDrugControlDepartment, ensuring strict inspection and testing of all medicines. Today, Karnataka has become a model for the country, with no room for lapses.
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— Dinesh Gundu Rao/ದಿನೇಶ್ ಗುಂಡೂರಾವ್ (@dineshgrao) October 6, 2025
(Edited by Sumavarsha, with inputs from Anisha Reddy)
