If you’re planning to buy a cough syrup for your child, think again. Medicines with codeine – a chemical derived from opium — are banned for children below 12 in many countries but are freely available in India as popular cough syrups – such as Corex, Phensedyl, Benadryl and Teddy cough. In 2013, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Canada, Australia and New Zealand banned codeine-based medicines for children […]