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Cough syrups warning as 66 children die in Gambia

A child taking syrup. 

A child taking syrup. 

Photo credit: Pool
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By  Angela Oketch  &  Leon Lidigu

What you need to know:

  • One of the four, used for babies, and which was linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia was withdrawn from the Kenyan market last year. 
  • Promethazine, the drug used as an alternative to Piriton, was being imported from India.
  • The drug manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals was withdrawn because of its obsolete properties.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned against the use of four cough syrup brands.

One of the four, used for babies, and which was linked to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia was withdrawn from the Kenyan market last year. 

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