The country's food and drug monitoring agency said it was tracing 26 medicinal syrups used to treat fevers, coughs and colds
"We call it atypical as the cause is still under investigation or unknown."The agency also said that other factors can contribute to acute kidney injury, however, and these are also being investigated.
There is no evidence that the injuries could be connected to the COVID-19 vaccine or virus infection, Mr Syahril added. Health officials in Gambia are dealing with a similar situation, with 70 children having died from AKI and some paracetamol syrups suspected of containing excessive levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol.
The Gambian cases are thought to be linked to cough syrups made by New Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals.The drugs are thought to have been made in a single batch in December last year with a use-by date of November 2024, Indian health authorities said. They were all approved for export only to Gambia.
The UN health agency said that laboratory analysis of four Maiden products - Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cold Syrup - had"unacceptable" amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, which can be toxic and lead to acute kidney injury.Maiden executive Naresh Kumar Goyal declined to comment.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Use of fireworks in Derry 'catastrophe waiting to happen' says community group“It isn’t just a bit of craic. There is the potential of someone being seriously maimed or killed if one of these fireworks explodes at the wrong time.”
Read more »
Differential effects of SARS-CoV-2 variants on children and adolescentsA recent Emerging Infectious Diseases journal study evaluated whether specific SARS-CoV-2 variants were linked with different clinical manifestations in children and adolescents.
Read more »
UN drugs: Colombia beats its own coca growing recordThe UN says Colombia has increased its cultivation of the plant - the main ingredient in cocaine.
Read more »
Blood pressure disorder in pregnancy linked to heightened risk of death in offspringA disorder that can trigger abnormally high blood pressure in pregnancy is associated with increased risks of death in offspring from birth to young adulthood, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Read more »
Investigating increased healthcare usage after SARS-CoV-2 infectionInvestigating increased healthcare usage after SARS-CoV-2 infection CMAJ ICESOntario Healthcare SARSCoV2 COVID19 Infection Pandemic
Read more »