Aaj ke taaza khabar yeh hai ke Madhya Pradesh ke ek chhote sheher mein ek ghatna ne pure desh ko hila diya hai. September ke shuruaat mein 11 chhote bachon ki maut sirf kuch dino ke andar ho gayi, sabne ek aam cough syrup liya tha. Pehle doctors aur health workers ne socha ke shayad paani ya machhar iski wajah ho sakte hain, lekin baad mein sach samne aaya – sabke kidney fail ho gaye the.

Zehreela Syrup: 48.6% Diethylene Glycol

Chennai ke ek laboratory report ke mutabiq, cough syrup mein 48.6% diethylene glycol paya gaya, jo ek bahut hi dangerous chemical hai. Ye chemical kabhi bhi medicines mein nahi hona chahiye kyunki ye kidney failure ka sabse bada karan hai. Diethylene glycol ek industrial solvent hota hai, jise sasti medicines banane ke liye use kiya jata hai, par ye human body ke liye zeher ke barabar hai.

Rajasthan Mein Bhi Bachon Ki Maut Se Gussa Phail Gaya

Rajasthan ke ek sheher mein bhi do chhote bachon ki maut hui jinhone ek local Dextromethorphan syrup piya tha. Ye syrup chhote bachon ke liye bilkul unsafe mana jata hai. Parents ka kehna hai ki unhone sirf ek aam cold aur cough ke liye ye dawa di thi, par unhe ye nahi pata tha ke ye syrup unke bachon ki jaan le lega. Rajasthan government ne bhi turant sample testing aur investigation start kar di hai.

Purani Kahani Phir Se Dohrayi Gayi

Ye pehli baar nahi hua hai jab India ke cough syrup ne bachon ki jaan li ho. 2023 mein The Gambia mein 70 bachon ki maut aur Uzbekistan mein 18 bachon ki maut Indian cough syrup se judi gayi thi. Usse pehle Jammu Kashmir mein 2019–2020 ke dauraan 12 bachon ki maut bhi aise hi cases mein hui thi. Har baar jab aise incidents hote hain, kuch din tak charcha hoti hai, lekin baad mein sab kuch normal ho jata hai aur wahi companies fir se apni medicines market mein bhej deti hain.

Weak Regulation Ka Nateeja

India mein pharmaceuticals ke regulation rules bahut weak hain. Har baar promise kiya jata hai ki rules ko strong banaya jayega, lekin har saal aise low-quality syrups market mein wapas aa jate hain. Chhoti pharmaceutical companies sasti medicines banakar bina proper approval ke unhe bech deti hain. Ye companies cost bachane ke liye low-grade chemicals ka use karti hain, jisse human health khatre mein pad jata hai. Yeh system failure ka ek bada udaharan hai.

Government Ne Action Liya

Recent deaths ke baad Health Ministry ne doctors ko warning di hai ke wo chhote bachon ke liye cough syrup prescribe karne se bachein. Government ne un syrups ke samples seize kiye jinke upar shak tha aur kuch brands par sale ban bhi laga di gayi. Investigation abhi bhi chal rahi hai. Ministry ne kaha hai ke jo bhi companies guilty payi jayengi unke against strict legal action liya jayega. Lekin experts ka kehna hai ke jab tak manufacturing aur export ke process par proper nazar nahi rakhi jayegi, tab tak aise cases hote rahenge.

India Ka Cough Syrup Market Badhta Ja Raha Hai

Market Research Future ke report ke mutabiq, India ka cough syrup market 2024 mein $262.5 million se badhkar 2035 tak $743 million tak pahunchne ka estimate hai. Matlab log cough syrup par aur zyada depend ho rahe hain. Lekin experts kehte hain ke jab tak log har chhoti khansi ya zukham par syrup lene ki aadat nahi chhodenge, tab tak ye problem khatam nahi hogi. Is trend ne pharmaceuticals ke liye to profit badhaya hai, lekin health risks bhi utne hi zyada ho gaye hain.

Kya Cough Syrups Waqai Kaam Karte Hain?

Doctors kehte hain ke cough syrup zyada effective nahi hote. Zyada tar cough ek ya do hafte mein apne aap theek ho jata hai. Ye syrups sirf temporary comfort dete hain aur kuch cases mein addiction ka bhi khatra hota hai. Kai log bina prescription ke bhi syrup use karte hain, jo aur zyada dangerous hai. Cough syrup ka misuse liver aur kidney dono par bura asar daal sakta hai.

Pollution Aur Allergies Se Bachon Ko Ho Raha Hai Cough

Mumbai ke doctor Rajaram D Khare ke mutabiq, aajkal ke bachon ko cough pollution aur allergies ke wajah se hota hai, infection se nahi. Lekin har case mein parents cough syrup dene lagte hain. Doctors kehte hain ki aise cases mein bronchodilators ya steam therapy zyada effective hain. Lekin awareness ki kami ke wajah se log har khansi ko cough syrup se hi treat karne lagte hain.

Rural India Mein Sabse Bada Khatra

Gaon aur chhote towns mein 75% log trained doctors ke bina hi ilaaj karwate hain. Wahan par shopkeepers ya compounders hi dawa prescribe kar dete hain. Ye log mostly saste aur local brand ke syrup dete hain jinke ingredients par koi proper check nahi hota. Isi wajah se rural areas mein aise deaths ke chances aur badh jate hain.

Parents Aur Doctors Dono Ko Awareness Ki Zarurat

Aajkal parents jaldi result chahte hain. Agar ek doctor syrup nahi deta to wo doosre doctor ke paas chale jate hain jab tak koi cough syrup prescribe na kare. Kuch doctors, jaise Dr. Kafeel Khan, kehte hain ke unhone MD pediatricians ko bhi galat syrup prescribe karte dekha hai. Isiliye zaruri hai ke doctors aur parents dono ko educate kiya jaye ke har khansi ke liye syrup zaruri nahi hota.

Zarurat Hai National Policy Ki

India ko ab ek clear aur strict national policy chahiye jisme cough syrup ke misuse par rok lagai jaye. Har pharmaceutical company ke products ko regular testing se guzarna chahiye. Government ko bhi transparency maintain karni chahiye taaki public ko pata rahe kaunsi medicines safe hain. Madhya Pradesh ke ek doctor ne kaha, "Main ye syrup 15 saal se prescribe kar raha hoon, lekin ab samay aa gaya hai soch badalne ka." Ye line ek warning hai ki jab tak soch aur system nahi badlega, tab tak aise cases rukne wale nahi.

Nateeja ye hai ke India ko sirf action nahi, balki awareness aur accountability ki bhi zarurat hai. Jab tak log aur doctors dono responsible nahi bante, cough syrup jaise silent killers bazaar mein bikte rahenge.