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| A batch of the children's cough syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson in 2021 has now been recalled by drug authorities in six African countries. | |
| This is after Nigeria's drug agency warned that it contained high levels of a toxic and potentially fatal substance. | |
| Drug regulators in Tanzania and Zimbabwe are the latest to recall the syrup as a precautionary measure, although Zimbabwe's Medicines Control Authority said there was no record of the syrup being imported into the country. | |
| Last week, Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (Nafdac) recalled a batch of the Benylin Pediatric syrup after detecting the toxic substance Diethylene glycol in it. | |
| A few days later, Kenya's pharmacy board ordered a halt in the sale of the syrup, acting on Nafdac's advice. | |
| They were then followed by drug authorities in South Africa and Rwanda, who recalled the syrup during the weekend. | |
| Diethylene glycol has been linked to the recent deaths of dozens of children in Cameroon and The Gambia. | |
| Human consumption of the substance causes multiple adverse effects, including acute kidney injury, which may lead to death. | |
| The recalled Benylin Paediatric syrup, batch no 329304 was manufactured in South Africa in May 2021 and was marked with an expiry date of April 2024. | |
| South Africa's drug regulator said batch 329303 was also affected, and that the batches had been sold in South Africa, Eswatini, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria. | |
| Kenvue, which now owns the Benylin Paediatric syrup brand, said it is collaborating with authorities and conducting its own tests, Reuters news agency reported. | |
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