Health
NAFDAC recalls Benylin paediatric syrup over ‘toxicity’
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recalled Benylin paediatric syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson over safety concerns.
Benylin paediatric syrup is used for the relief of cough, and congestive symptoms.
The syrup is also applied in the treatment of hay fever and
other allergic conditions in children aged two to 12 years.
A product recall is a request to return to the maker, a
batch, or an entire production run of a product, usually over safety concerns,
design defects, or labelling errors.
In a statement on Wednesday, NAFDAC said laboratory analysis
conducted on the syrup showed that it contains an unacceptable high level of
diethylene glycol which is toxic to humans when consumed and can prove fatal.
The agency said the medicine was also found to cause acute
oral toxicity in laboratory animals.
