Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda has stated that no deaths have been reported in the country due to the consumption of codeine-based cough syrup.
Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha today, Mr. Nadda said that whenever any case of death linked to a drug comes to light, the government immediately orders an investigation. He stated that if any medicine is found unfit for human consumption, it is promptly removed from the market.
The Minister emphasized that a well-established regulatory procedure is in place to ensure drug safety, and that the government is strictly following it.