# India plans red warning labels, school-age child pictorials on cough syrups to bar under-4 use | Today News

- Published: 2026-09-19T07:00:04.677Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T08:30:03.312Z
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- Topics: Crime, law and justice, Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), Coldrif cough syrup, DGHS advisory issued on October 3, 2025, Directorate General of Health Services, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Dr Dhiren Gupta, Dr Viranchi Shah, India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Indian pharmaceutical industry, Indian-manufactured paediatric syrups, Rule 96 of the Drugs Rules, 1945

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- 2026-09-19T07:00:04.677Z - LiveMint: [India plans red warning labels, school-age child pictorials on cough syrups to bar under-4 use | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/cough-syrup-children-under-4-dcgi-cdsco-drugs-rules-1945-cough-syrup-warning-paediatric-medicine-dghs-11789793636408.html)
- 2026-09-19T08:30:03.312Z - LiveMint: [Advisory not enough? Why India is weighing mandatory cough syrup warnings for kids | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/india/advisory-not-enough-why-india-is-weighing-mandatory-cough-syrup-warnings-for-kids-11789804793361.html)

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