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Deadly Indonesian Cough Syrup Was Almost Pure Toxin, Court Papers Show

JAKARTA –– An Indonesian drugmaker whose cough syrup is among products linked to the deaths of more than 200 children last year used ingredients with toxin concentrations of up to 99% in 70 batches of medicine, prosecutors said in a …

Cough Syrup Deaths Overseas Prompt US Crackdown on Toxic Testing

The U.S. FDA is cracking down on lax testing practices by dozens of makers of healthcare products following hundreds of deaths overseas from contaminated cough syrups, a Reuters review of regulatory alerts found. The Food and Drug Administration has reprimanded …