Repeated deadly cough syrup scandals pose hard questions for India’s drug regulators

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/50737089

Diethylene glycol (DEG) is an organic compound that is commonly used as an industrial solvent in antifreeze mixtures and brake fluids. But, in India, DEG is ending up with worrying frequency where it should never be – in cough syrups for children.