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News India Live, Digital Desk: Toxic Chemicals in Medicine: Hey, you heard about a very sad news of Madhya Pradesh? A cuff syrup named Coldrif in Mandsaur killed an innocent child. Hearing this, the heart really shocks. Do you know that such incidents have happened earlier and they often have a dangerous chemical, named Diethylene Glycol (Diethylene Glycol or Deg)? How does it get into medicines and why it is so deadly, let’s talk a little about this. What is this cold syrup controversy? Actually, in Madhya Pradesh, there has been a stir after the death of an eight -month -old child. It was learned that the child drank a cuff syrup named Coldrif. In the initial investigation, it found a poisonous chemical named Diethylene Glycol (DEG). This is the same chemical that has become the cause of the deaths of children in many countries before. Think, the medicine we give to our children to cure, it becomes the enemy of their life! Its specialty is that it is a good solvent, meaning it dissolves many things easily. At the industrial level, it is used to make antifreeze, brake fluid, ink, and some plastic. But, the thing to note here is that it is not safe for humans to drink or use in medicines. So why does it come in medicines? Often it is often found in chemical medicines accidentally or deception. Typically, cough syrup or other liquid medicines contain glycerin or propylene glycol, which help to dissolve medicines and are safe. Unfortunately, some greedy or irresponsible people use cheap and poisonous dietalin glycol (DEG) instead of these safe options. Its price is very low, which increases the profits of the producer, but it has to pay the price to the innocent people. Why is it so poisonous? As soon as someone drinks dietaline glycol -containing drugs, this chemical attacks the liver, kidney and brain directly as soon as it goes into the body. It mainly causes the most damage to the kidney and stops working. There are some symptoms of its poison: sharp abdominal pain and decrease in renunciation or a completely stopped failure (Kidney Fail) changes in mental state and ultimately, death. It is a matter of fact that it can also be a very small amount of fatal for both children and adults. It is not new! Such incidents have not happened! Hundreds of deaths have occurred in many countries in the last few decades (America in 1985, Haiti in 1985, Haiti in 1996, Panama in 2006, and recently Gambia and Uzbekistan) due to contaminants from Diethylene Glycol. These incidents have raised major questions on drug quality control every time. Such cases have come before in India and the Central Drug Standards Control Organization (CDSCO) continues to monitor it and try to take strict steps. But still such sad news shows that there are some flaws in the system, which are very important to remove so that in future no other innocent sacrifices it. It is very important for our and all your loved ones to be cautious while taking any medicine, buy medicines of worldly brands and always check the expiry date. And yes, give any cuff syrup or medicine only by asking your doctor or pharmacist, especially for children. After all, there is nothing more valuable than the lives of children.