India-made cough syrup in Iraq contains toxic chemicals: Report
Bloomberg has shared the test results with the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as Iraqi and Indian officials.
Bloomberg has shared the test results with the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as Iraqi and Indian officials.
Assam police seized a huge quantity of contraband drugs from a Tripura-bound truck and apprehended the driver in the Karimganj district.
It comes just weeks after a cough syrup in The Gambia was linked to the deaths of nearly 70 children, the BBC reported.
Although an inquiry was set up by Indian drug manufacturing company against the supplier and the outcome is still awaited, doctors advise the parents to be extremely careful while dealing with the ailments of young children.
WHO on October 5 had warned that cough syrup manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited could be linked to the death of 66 children in The Gambia in West Africa.
WHO report claimed that to date these four products have been identified in The Gambia, but may have been distributed, through informal markets, to other countries or regions.
