The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified several contaminated syrups and suspension medicines in Americas, Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
As per the media reports, contaminated medicines first identified in Maldives were manufactured by Pharmix Laboratories in Pakistan.
The medicines, liquids containing active ingredients to treat various conditions, contained unacceptable levels of the contaminant ethylene glycol.
The WHO alert is the latest in line with warnings about similarly contaminated medicines manufactured in India and Indonesia. More than 300 children lost their lives across the globe due to consumption of these medicines last year.
However, no adverse events have been reported due to intake of Pakistan-made syrups.
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