The guidelines stress that no medicine can be dispensed without a valid prescription, and doctors must refrain from prescribing dextromethorphan syrups to children. Patients too have been warned against self-medication, with officials highlighting that unregulated use of the syrup can be dangerous. Also Read: Probe Launched Against Rajasthan Pharma Firm Over Dextromethorphan Syrup-Linked Death The controversy escalated after multiple cases were reported across Rajasthan. While fatalities in Sikar and Bharatpur drew attention, the health department clarified that not all cases resulted in death. In one instance, three-year-old Gagan, son of Monu Joshi from Bharatpur, developed cough and fever and was given the syrup by his father without prescription.