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In December 2012, toxic cough syrup led to a death toll of between 16 and 30 in Gujranwala, while in November of that year, at least 19 individuals in Lahore suffered the same fate. Following an inquiry, Tyno cough syrup, produced and distributed by Reko Pharma in Lahore, was identified as the cause of the fatalities in Lahore.
DRAP sent suspect drums of propylene glycol, a sweet-tasting alcohol used in over-the-counter medicines such as cough syrups, for testing. The samples were found to have EG contamination of 0.76 ...
Corex is a cough syrup sold by Pfizer Inc. [1] It is available in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and a few other South Asian countries. Corex is a prescribed medicine. Corex is a prescribed medicine. Its active ingredients are chlorpheniramine maleate and codeine phosphate .
2007 Toxic cough syrup in Panama: Pharmaceutical manufacturers used diethylene glycol, which they believed to be glycerine, to make cough syrup. [15] 2008 Chinese heparin adulteration [16] [17] 2009, 84 Nigerian children were reported to have died after being given "My Pikin", a teething syrup contaminated with diethylene glycol. [18]
Some cough medicines may be no more effective than placebos for acute coughs in adults, including coughs related to upper respiratory tract infections. [7] The American College of Chest Physicians emphasizes that cough medicines are not designed to treat whooping cough , a cough that is caused by bacteria and can last for months. [ 8 ]
A pack of Mint and Eucalyptus flavoured Halls, as sold in Brazil. In some parts of the world, including Brazil, [5] Brunei, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, [6] Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Pakistan, and Singapore, Halls is advertised as a mentholated hard candy and is not recognised as a medicine for coughs.
Calpol is a brand of children's medicine sold in the UK, Ireland, India, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Kenya, Malta, Philippines and Turkey. The main product is a paracetamol suspension, branded as Calpol Infant Suspension. It is usually a coloured syrup with a sweet taste, and is used to treat fever and pain. In 2016 it was the second biggest selling ...
Hamdard Pakistan, (ہمدرد پاکستان) is a Pakistani unani medicine company which is based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was established by Hakim Saeed as Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) in 1948. History