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DEG deaths: Why is India unable to stop them?
1Senior Journalist, Delhi, INDIA.
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics
|March 9, 2026
Summary
Children died from diethylene glycol (DEG)-adulterated cough syrup in Chhindwara, India. This highlights severe failures in drug regulation and enforcement, despite previous similar incidents and government assurances.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Pharmaceutical Regulation
- Toxicology
Background:
- Recurrent incidents of children dying from diethylene glycol (DEG)-contaminated cough syrups in India.
- Previous mass poisoning events in 2020, 2022, and 2023 due to DEG adulteration were not adequately addressed.
- Government claims of enhanced manufacturing standards and regular inspections appear insufficient to prevent harm.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the systemic failures in India's drug regulatory system.
- To investigate the reasons behind the repeated occurrence of diethylene glycol (DEG) adulteration in pharmaceutical products.
- To highlight the lack of effective oversight and accountability in medicine safety.
Main Methods:
- Review of past incidents of diethylene glycol (DEG) poisoning from cough syrups.
- Analysis of regulatory responses and enforcement actions following previous tragedies.
- Assessment of the drug manufacturing and distribution oversight in India.
Main Results:
- The Chhindwara tragedy reveals critical, persistent gaps in drug regulation from manufacturing to pharmacy.
- Despite prior warnings and similar incidents, regulatory oversight has failed to prevent diethylene glycol (DEG) contamination.
- The drug regulatory system demonstrates a pattern of ineffectiveness and resistance to public scrutiny.
Conclusions:
- India's drug regulatory system has repeatedly failed to ensure medicine safety, particularly concerning cough syrups.
- There is an urgent need for comprehensive reform of drug regulation, inspection, and enforcement mechanisms.
- Accountability and transparency are crucial to prevent future child deaths from adulterated medicines.
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