Doctor who prescribed Coldrif to more than 200 kids found to be safe: MP official

Probing the extent of exposure to the cough syrup, officials contacted over phone the families of all the children whom Dr Soni had prescribed Coldrif, and found that they were safe, an official said.

“We are now in the process of seizing the remaining bottles of the cough syrup,” he said.
Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) have been deployed to visit such households, record statements and collect any leftover bottles, the official added.

After checking the register of Dr Soni’s clinic, officials found he had treated about 5,200 patients, primarily children, since August 17. The 176-page record showed that more than 200 of them were prescribed the Coldrif syrup.

Over 200 people, including government staffers, were mobilised on Thursday to contact the affected families, the official said. “We would have begun this exercise three days earlier, but the visits of VVIPs delayed the process,” he claimed.

“We expect to complete the verification and identification of all such families by late Thursday night,” the official added.