Buying a bottle of cough syrup may no longer be as simple as walking into a neighbourhood pharmacy.The Union health ministry on Tuesday amended the Drugs Rules, 1945, removing cough syrups from the list of Schedule K exemptions. As a result, it can now be purchased only with a prescription from a registered medical practitioner. Cough tablets and lozenges, however, will continue to be available over the counter.The decision follows a series of public health concerns and safety incidents that hav