Gambia police say deaths of 69 children are linked to Indian-made cough syrups imported into the West African country by a US firm
The deaths were catapulted to global prominence last Wednesday when the UN's WHO issued an alert over four syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals of India.
The police report on Tuesday did not name Maiden directly but listed the company's same four products that were mentioned by the WHO: Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cold Syrup. Kidney injuries have caused 69 child deaths, according to the government, which has suspended sales of all brands of paracetamol cough syrup and recalled it from pharmacies and households.
As a country, we don't have all the resources and the personnel. We don't have a drug testing laboratory,"
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