{"id":34212,"date":"2026-08-22T14:11:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/centre-bans-cold-cough-medicines-for-children-under-4\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T14:11:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:41:38","slug":"centre-bans-cold-cough-medicines-for-children-under-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/centre-bans-cold-cough-medicines-for-children-under-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Bans Cold &#038; Cough Medicines for Children Under 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/22\/cover_1787386274724.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/22\/cover_1787386274724.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/22\/cover_1787386274724.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The central government has banned the use of certain cold and cough medicines for children below four years of age, citing concerns over the use of specific drug combinations in young children.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The government has prohibited Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride for children under four.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Under the government\u2019s order, pharmaceutical companies will be required to clearly state that these medicines should not be used for children below four years of age.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Warning mandatory on medicine labels<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The warning will have to be prominently mentioned during the manufacturing, sale and distribution of the affected medicines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Drug manufacturers will also be required to include the warning on product labels, package inserts and promotional materials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The move is aimed at ensuring that parents, caregivers and healthcare providers are clearly informed about the restriction and preventing the medicines from being administered to children below the specified age.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The central government has banned the use of certain cold and cough medicines for children below four years of age, citing concerns over the use of specific drug combinations in young children. The government has prohibited Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs) containing Chlorpheniramine Maleate and Phenylephrine Hydrochloride for children under four. 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