THE World Health Organisation has issued another alert for an India-manufactured, contaminated cough syrup sold in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia. This is the third such alert within seven months for contaminated cough syrups produced in India, with the previous cases having been identified in the Gambia and Uzbekistan. The alert asks people to not use the syrup and regulators to increase surveillance of supply chains. The most likely source of the two contaminants is thought to be contaminated solvents that are used for the manufacturing of the syrups. The contamination was reported to the WHO on April 6, according to the alert issued on Tuesday night.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 27, 2023 13:41 UTC