Siti Surhardiyati says her two-year-old son is one of the alleged 200 victims of Indonesia's tainted cough syrup scandal. Some of the grieving families have launched a class-action lawsuit against the government and pharmaceutical companies
About 200 children have died of acute kidney injury in Indonesia since last year and authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol and diethyelene glycol, found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to the illness.
Twenty-five families are suing the health and finance ministries, the drugs regulator and at least eight drug companies. Awan Puryadi, the families' lawyer, told Reuters they each wanted compensation of up to 3.4 billion rupiah . "If my daughter had not consumed the drug, maybe she would still be here," she said, her voice breaking with emotion. "I hope all parties involved are held responsible for the conditions of the children who died and are still sick."
The country's drugs regulator, BPOM, said it would respect the ongoing legal process, while the health ministry declined to comment.
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