The World Health Organization has called for "immediate and concerted action" to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups last year.
Jakarta, Dec 1 (EFE).- A dozen Indonesian families have sued the government and several pharmaceutical companies following the deaths of 200 children linked to toxic components in several cold and cough syrups. The class action lawsuit was filed against the health ministry, Indonesia’s national drug and food control agency (BPOM) and seven pharmaceutical and chemical …