In a Public Alert No. 013/2023, NAFDAC said the suspected substandard product, which is said to be manufactured by Fraken Group, is believed to have caused the deaths of six children under the age of five at a health facility in the health district of Fundong, in the North-West region of Cameroon....CONTINUE READING
According to the North-West Regional of Cameroon delegate for Public Health, the children showed decreased kidney function after using the cough syrup…..CONTINUE READING
NAFDAC said the product is not authorised for marketing in Cameroon and was purchased from unauthorised sources.
The agency said though the product is not in its database, importers, distributors, retailers and consumers, are advised to exercise caution and vigilance within the supply chain to avoid the importation, distribution, sale and use of the substandard (contaminated) syrups, stressing that all medical products must be obtained from authorised/licenced suppliers and the products’ authenticity and physical condition carefully checked.
It implores members of the public to desist from purchasing medicinal products from unauthorised sources such as roadside vendors and street hawkers as fake drugs are mostly smuggled into the country from neighbouring countries and distributed through such inappropriate channels…..CONTINUE READING
