Contaminated syrups: WHO sounds alarm, “danger for children”; Let’s see what they are
The WHO sounds the alarm because of contaminated syrupsWorld Health Organization, WHOhas sounded the alarm: Some common syrups for coughs, colds and flu have been defined as serious risk for children.
The alarm clock comes two contaminated syrupsidentified by WHO in Uzbekistan. In the call “N°1/2023”, on New Year’s Day, published on the organization’s website, they are defined by laboratories as inferior liquid-dose medicines.
The two products as stated in the WHO alert and reported by SkyTg24i am the syrup Ambronol and Doc-1 max. Analysis of samples of both products, conducted by the National Quality Control Laboratories of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, revealed that both products contained unacceptable levels of it diethylene glycol or ethylene glycolas pollutants. These may also have been distributed to other countries or regions via informal markets.
These are two molecules that are considered toxic to humans and can prove fatal if ingested. You can provoke serious injury or deathhow toxic effects They can include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, inability to urinate, headache, altered mental status, and acute kidney damage, which can lead to death.
WHO invited the authorities of each country to increase internal surveillance to monitor the possible presence of the product on the marketimmediately inform the World Health Organization.