ScienceMag
Between July and October 2023, about 70 Gambian children under the age of 5 died after drinking cough syrup containing high levels of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, both of which are toxic to humans (1). These tragic deaths exemplify the dangers of medicines that fail to meet quality specifi cations and standards…
Read More
Africa’s epidemic of low-quality medicines | Science
Erasmo Grumbles
16:20
Between July and October 2023, about 70 Gambian children under the age of 5 died after drinking cough syrup containing high levels of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol, both of which are toxic to humans (1). These tragic deaths exemplify the dangers of medicines that fail to meet quality specifi cations and standards…
