Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday banned sale and distribution of Coldrif cough syrup after tests confirmed presence of toxins in the drug. According to the order, the Director of Drug Control, Tamil Nadu, has informed that ‘Coldrif’ cough syrup (B. Meanwhile, chief minister Mohan Yadav has ordered the authorities concerned to launch a drive to stop the sale and distribution of the cough syrup in the state. As many as nine children died in Chhindwara district in the last one month due to kidney failure, said to be induced by consumption of the particular brand of cough syrup. The Chhindwara district collector has already ordered a ban on sale and distribution of two cough syrups, Coldrif and Nextro-DS, till further orders in the district following the tragedy.