The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued warnings on several drugs. 4 Cough syrups or cough medicines made in India have been warned. The recent deaths of 66 children in the Gambia were used by the World Health Organization to issue a warning in a tweet. On Wednesday, “WHO” made several tweets in a row about this.
The drug should not be used, according to WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s tweet. He said the drug has been linked to the death of 66 children in the Gambia. This drug is thought to affect the kidneys or kidneys in children. Therefore four drugs are cautioned against use.
According to the World Health Organization, the Indian company Maiden Pharmaceutical has developed this drug. It has also been reported that the cough syrup has been sent to countries other than The Gambia, so warnings have been issued for other countries as well. It has been informed that the WHO will investigate this matter. The Indian organization against which the complaint is being made is also in contact with them.
The stated manufacturer has not yet given WHO assurances regarding the standard of these products. The alert further stated that laboratory examination of product samples “confirms that they contain unacceptable levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol as contaminants.”
It added that the toxic effects of these substances “can include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, inability to pass urine, headache, altered mental status, and acute kidney injury which may lead to death.”