FDA warns of rise in child cough medicine poisonings – CBS News Watch CBS News The Food and Drug Administration is warning of an increase in accidental child overdoses from prescription cough medicine. The FDA says more than 4,500 got sick from cough suppressant Tessalon between 2010 and 2018. At least six children died. Be … Read more
More children are overdosing on the cough suppressant benzonatate as prescriptions for the drug — sold under the brand name Tessalon — have increased, a study released Tuesday found. Researchers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say their findings, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, is another reminder to keep prescriptions out of … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Increasing numbers of young children are showing up in emergency rooms after accidentally ingesting the cough suppressant benzonatate, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Benzonatate is a non-narcotic cough suppressant first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1958 for children ages … Read more
Indonesia’s food and drugs agency on Monday said it may pursue criminal action against two pharmaceutical firms that made products linked to acute kidney injury (AKI), amid a spike in cases and deaths among children this year. Authorities have temporarily banned sales of some syrup-based medications and identified the presence in some products of ethylene … Read more
‘To remain a leader in generic medicines, it is important to prove that India has a very strong regulatory system,’ says WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan. ‘To remain a leader in generic medicines, it is important to prove that India has a very strong regulatory system,’ says WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan. Chief scientist at … Read more
The WHO issued a medical alert last week about four substandard cough syrups made in Haryana containing the toxic compounds diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol The WHO issued a medical alert last week about four substandard cough syrups made in Haryana containing the toxic compounds diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol The story so far: The … Read more
Gambia and India are investigating the deaths from acute kidney injury in the west-African country thought to be linked to cough syrups made by Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd Gambia and India are investigating the deaths from acute kidney injury in the west-African country thought to be linked to cough syrups made by Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals … Read more
“The information from WHO that cough syrups manufactured by an Indian pharma company caused the death of 66 children due to the presence of ethylene glycol is alarming, Professor Y. K. Gupta, senior pharmacologist and vice-chairman of the Standing National Committee on Medicines said. “The information from WHO that cough syrups manufactured by an Indian … Read more
The government has meanwhile ordered importers and shops to suspend sales of all brands of paracetamol syrup in the tiny West African country The government has meanwhile ordered importers and shops to suspend sales of all brands of paracetamol syrup in the tiny West African country Gambia’s President Adama Barrow on Friday said a surge … Read more
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a vaccine for use in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in newborn infants. The vaccine, called Boostrix, is made by … Read more