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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. ....
Japanese drugmaker searched by authorities over tainted medicine Japanese authorities on Monday began an on-site inspection of a drugmaker based in central Japan whose antifungal medication, found to be tainted with a sleep-inducing component, is suspected of causing the death of two people in November and earlier this month. The search of Kobayashi Kako Co., conducted by the health ministry together with the Fukui prefectural government and the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, is aimed at determining whether the company s manufacturing and management standards are in violation of the law. The headquarters of Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Kako Co. in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on the night of Dec. 21, 2020. (Kyodo) ....