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The culprits: ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol.
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2. BPOM says it will work with police to investigate the two firms over the composition of their products.
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) October 25, 2022
“There are indications in their products (of concentrations) that are highly excessive, highly toxic, and suspected to cause the kidney injury,” the agency says.
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Indonesia orders pharmacies to stop selling syrup medicines after 99 children die of kidney failure https://t.co/xI6gWAGG9I
— ABC News (@abcnews) October 20, 2022
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1. Indonesia has banned all syrup & liquid medicine and over-the-counter sales, after 99 children died from acute kidney injury (AKI) since January.
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) October 20, 2022
The government began a probe last week on an unexplained rise in fatalities.
So far, it received 206 AKI cases from 20 provinces. pic.twitter.com/wzRAilgGii
3. This comes as nearly 70 children died in The Gambia this year, also from AKI, in a scandal linked to 4 Indian-made cough syrups.
— BFM News (@NewsBFM) October 20, 2022
However, Indonesia's food and drugs agency said syrups imported into The Gambia are not available in its country.https://t.co/7BIVChmB08
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Indonesia finds some medicines with ingredients linked to fatal child kidney injury https://t.co/NNt9fsSt5c
— Malay Mail (@malaymail) October 20, 2022
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) October 20, 2022
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