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WHO warns of falsified cough syrup ingredients seized in Pakistan
Published on 16/04/2024
» The World Health Organization issued an alert on Monday warning drugmakers of five contaminated batches of propylene glycol, an ingredient used in medicinal syrups, that appear to have been falsely labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical units in Asia and Europe.
Meth seizures double amid economic woes
News, Published on 09/02/2024
» More than 250 million methamphetamine pills have been seized since early in the second half of last year -- double the amount of this illegal narcotic intercepted during the corresponding period one year earlier.
Pakistan seizes poisonous solvent used in cough syrup
Published on 11/01/2024
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has seized a batch of contaminated propylene glycol solvent that was labelled as manufactured by Dow Chemical, Thailand, the country’s drug regulatory authority said on Thursday.
Life of pain for toxic syrup survivors
Published on 23/12/2023
» JAKARTA - Devouring books from a young age, Sheena Almaera Maryam had been excited about her first day of kindergarten near Jakarta.
FDA looks for deadly children's syrup
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/10/2023
» The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it has not found any deadly contamination in syrup medications for children in the country like those found in Indonesia.
Deadly Indonesian cough syrup was almost pure toxin: court papers
Published on 13/10/2023
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian drugmaker whose cough syrup is among products linked to the deaths of more than 200 children last year used ingredients with toxin concentrations of up to 99% in 70 batches of medicine, prosecutors said in a court filing.
Police arrest 13 fake pharmacists
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/08/2023
» Thirteen bogus pharmacists have been arrested in police raids across Bangkok, during which cough syrup was found to have been sold illegally to make the popular “4x100” drug cocktail.
Brave brain breeze to celebrate Ice Cream Day
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 14/07/2023
» Nothing is quite like the pain of brain freeze from licking ice cream, but it's a small price to pay compared to the frozen delight that follows.
In a TikTok trend, grisly scenes of purple milkshake horror
New York Times, Published on 01/07/2023
» NEW YORK: The scenes on social media are grisly. A body dangles out of the trunk of a sedan, dribbling purple goo. Another is draped across a basketball hoop with a net that has been stained lilac. A third splutters in a bathtub covered in dusky handprints.
Indonesian parents seek justice after cough syrup crisis
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» JAKARTA: Dinosaur-themed birthday decorations still hang on the walls of Safitri Puspa Rani's home, where the family celebrated their youngest son's birthday last year.