News > Gambian cough syrup issue: 384 people arrested
Gambian cough syrup issue: 384 people arrested
Business Insider | 09/10/2022 06:56 PM | Click to read full article
Government data revealed that 384 persons were arrested after 462 samples of medicines were declared adulterated or spurious during 2019-21.
The Drugs Rules, 1945 were amended providing that any person who sells or distributes any drug shall be responsible for the quality. The cough syrups have been linked with the death of over 60 children in the Gambia.
