WHO flags India-made syrup in latest warning over contaminated drugs
The United Nations agency said the batch of the syrup, branded Cold Out, found in Iraq was manufactured by Fourrts Laboratories for Dabilife Pharma, and had higher than acceptable limit of contaminants diethylene and ethylene glycol.
The batch had 0.25% of diethylene glycol and 2.1% of ethylene glycol, when the acceptable safety limit for both is up to 0.10%, WHO said in its medical product alert. The agency added the manufacturer and the marketer have not provided guarantees to WHO on the safety and quality of the product. The companies did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comments outside of business hours.
The alert about Cold Out is the latest warning issued in recent months about contaminated cough syrups soldCough syrups made in India were linked to deaths of at least 89 children in
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