The authorities in India have ordered a pharmaceutical company to stop producing cough syrups after reports that they may be linked to the deaths of dozens of children in The Gambia. The health minister in Haryana state, Anil Vij, said inspections at a factory of Maiden Pharmaceuticals found several violations …
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The World Health Organization is calling on people to be extremely vigilant after 66 children in Gambia died of kidney failure last July after consuming cough and cold syrups. Toxic substances were found after an analysis of samples of these pharmaceutical products manufactured in India. The adverse effects could range …
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