THE Trinidad and Tobago public are being warned about contaminated paediatric medicines manufactured in India and Indonesia.
The Ministry of Health in a media release on Tuesday stated that a Medical Product Alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) identified the substandard paediatric medicines in the WHO regions of Africa, South East Asia and Central Asia.
The WHO stated that these contaminated medicines contain unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol and are considered unsafe, especially for children and thus, may result in serious injury or death.
The ministry stated that the contaminated products are not registered for use in Trinidad and Tobago.
The release stated, “In this regard, out of an abundance of caution, the MoH advises that if you are in possession of these products, they should not be used and should be returned to the point of sale.”
The list of drugs and their manufacturers are:
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Promethazine Oral Solution Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited
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Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited
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Makoff Baby Cough Syrup Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited
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Magrip N Cold Syrup Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited
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Termorex Syrup Pt Konimex
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Flurin DMP Syrup Pt Yarindo Farmatama
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Unibebi Cough Syrup Pt Universal Pharmaceutical Industries
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Unibebi Demam Paracetamol Syrup Pt Universal Pharmaceutical Industries
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Unibebi Demam Paracetamol Drops Pt Universal Pharmaceutical Industries
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Paracetamol Drops Pt Afi Farma
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Paracetamol Syrup(mint) Pt Afi Farma
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Vipcol Syrup Pt Afi Farma
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Ambronol Syrup Marion Biotech Pvt. Ltd
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DOK-1 Max Syrup Marion Biotech Pvt. Ltd
