Gambia government Comment order of the sales of Paracetamol syrup after death of dozens of children in Country.
last Thursday , head of The West African country’s health service said it launched an investigation after it… spike in cases of acute kidney injury within children under the generation of 5 . detected in late July.
The drug regulator, known as the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), said there was not enough data to justify a general ban on Paracetamol syrup, a pain reliever often used treat fever in children.
The children Experiencing symptoms including inability to me pass Urine, fever and vomiting quickly led to the kidney failure.
She did not mention any specific brands but said some samples were sent abroad for Quality control test.
Last week, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said the evidence pointed not to paracetamol but to an infectious source such as contaminated water, but stressed that there were many unanswered questions.
Gambia government Comment order of the sales of Paracetamol syrup after death of dozens of children in Country.
last Thursday , head of The West African country’s health service said it launched an investigation after it… spike in cases of acute kidney injury within children under the generation of 5 . detected in late July.
The drug regulator, known as the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), said there was not enough data to justify a general ban on Paracetamol syrup, a pain reliever often used treat fever in children.
The children Experiencing symptoms including inability to me pass Urine, fever and vomiting quickly led to the kidney failure.
She did not mention any specific brands but said some samples were sent abroad for Quality control test.
Last week, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said the evidence pointed not to paracetamol but to an infectious source such as contaminated water, but stressed that there were many unanswered questions.