Doctor, patients enraged over Japanese pharma s tainted antifungal medication
December 22, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)
Kensuke Kubo, head of Natural Clinic 21, who noticed the abnormal effects from Itraconazole tablet 50 MEEK and urged that the drug be discontinued, is seen in this photo provided by the clinic. FUKUI The head of a central Japan clinic that prescribed a skin medication later found to be tainted with a sleep-inducing substance has branded the mix-up inconceivable, while a patient who was left unconscious has called for a direct explanation of what is known about the case. Two people have died after using the contaminated drug produced by pharmaceutical company Kobayashi Kako Co., which was supposed to treat skin conditions like athletes foot.