Compiled by Fiona Cyril/ Source: WHO
Substandard syrups and suspension medicines found in WHO regions of Americas, Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and Western Pacific
They were initially detected in Maldives and Pakistan, and notified to WHO on November 8, 2023
The contaminated product was detected in Belize, Fiji, and Lao People's Democratic Republic
The five products are ALERGO SYRUP, EMIDONE SUSPENSION, MUCORID SYRUP, ULCOFIN SUSPENSION and ZINCELL SYRUP
PHARMIX LABORATORIES has been instructed by Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan to stop the production of all oral liquid dosage medicines as a precautionary measure.