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24-01-2023, 07:44 PM
WHO WARNS: The contaminated cough syrup that has led to hundreds of fatalities in Indonesia and Gambia, among others, is unlikely to be offered on the Dutch market. This has emerged from an initial study by the Medicines Evaluation Board (MEB) and the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ).
According to the WHO, the contaminated cough syrups have been found in at least seven countries. The deaths were said to have occurred in three countries. The organization reports that it has previously warned about the drinks in Indonesia, Gambia and Uzbekistan. The names of the four other countries are not mentioned.
Kidney failure
Ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol are used, among other things, as antifreeze in cars. If people ingest it, they may experience abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, delusions, kidney failure, and eventually death.
In children this occurs at a lower dose than in adults.
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/vervuilde-h...~a570634b/
According to the WHO, the contaminated cough syrups have been found in at least seven countries. The deaths were said to have occurred in three countries. The organization reports that it has previously warned about the drinks in Indonesia, Gambia and Uzbekistan. The names of the four other countries are not mentioned.
Kidney failure
Ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol are used, among other things, as antifreeze in cars. If people ingest it, they may experience abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, delusions, kidney failure, and eventually death.
In children this occurs at a lower dose than in adults.
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/vervuilde-h...~a570634b/
