{"id":5895,"date":"2026-06-17T01:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T20:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5895"},"modified":"2026-06-17T09:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:30:05","slug":"government-no-cough-syrup-sale-sans-prescription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5895","title":{"rendered":"Government: No cough syrup sale sans prescription"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/government-no-cough-syrup-sale-sans-prescription\/articleshow\/131781393.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/131781393.cms\" \/><\/a>Cough syrups will now require a doctor&#8217;s prescription as the Centre has removed them from a decades-old exemption. This move, following concerns over contaminated syrups, brings all formulations under regular regulatory oversight. 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