The Union Health Ministry has introduced stricter quality checks for all syrups, including cough syrups, before they can be sold to patients. A new directive states that cough syrups can now be sold ...

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Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary told CNBC that his view is that "everything should be over the counter" unless a drug is unsafe, addictive or requires monitoring. He said the ...

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India, June 16 -- Buying cough syrup without a doctor's prescription is no longer possible in India. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has changed the rules, making all syrup-based medicines ...

As a practicing dentist, I feel strongly both ways. It's a great savings of time and money if a patient can obtain a needed pill easily. And important treatment is not always abstained if a doctor ...