The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday alerted Nigerians about a killer cough syrup, NATURCOLD. Its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said the cough syrup already caused the death of six children in Cameroon. She said the cough syrup was not in NAFDAC’s database, advising importers, distributors, retailers, and consumers to avoid the importation, distribution, sale, …

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified healthcare providers and the public of the death of 66 children in The Gambia following the use of four substandard cough syrups, as reported by World Health Organisation (WHO) last month. The four products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and …