FILE PHOTO: Saddam Mansuri shows a bottle of Coldrif cough syrup, which has been linked to the deaths of multiple children and which he had been giving to his one-year-old child, in Parasia, Madhya Pradesh, India, October 10, 2025. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/File Photo India has restricted cough syrup sales to licensed pharmacies especially in villages, preventing over-the-counter sales from retail outlets, as regulators step up scrutiny following contamination-linked child deaths last year.