WHO issues alert over contaminated cough syrups
The World Health Organization is issuing an alert for batches of two cough syrups manufactured by an Indian company that were found to be contaminated.
The contaminated products, Ambronol syrup and DOK-1 Max syrup, were identified in Uzbekistan and reported to the WHO on Dec. 22 of last year. According to the WHO, an analysis conducted by Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health identified “unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and /or ethylene glycol.” The WHO lists Marion Biotech, based in Uttar Pradesh, India, as the manufacturer.
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