BANJUL: Gambia on Friday ordered a recall of several more drugs suspected of causing the deaths of 70 children from acute renal failure, the health ministry said. All cough and cold syrups in circulation in the country will be recovered by the health authorities, as well as all pharmaceutical products manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals, whose production plant in India has been shut down.

Gambian health authorities had last month ordered a first recall of all medicines containing paracetamol or promethazine syrup.

Earlier this month the World Health Organisation issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals.

Published in Dawn, October 22nd, 2022