The 2006 mass poisoning in Panama that claimed 168 lives due to contaminated medicinal syrup has ended in twenty seven people being charged for the crime, announced prosecutors.
Flood of Fake Drugs Must Be Stopped, Warns UN
The problem of counterfeit medication and abuse of pharmaceuticals containing controlled substances bought without prescriptions has been in existence for some time.
The problem of counterfeit medication and abuse of pharmaceuticals containing controlled substances bought without prescriptions has been in existence for some time.
While authorities acknowledge 168 people dead, a group representing the victims claims the figure is much higher.
"We are fighting for real justice, for this not to happen again anywhere in the world," Gabriel Pascual, head of the victims' group, told AFP.
Drug Toxicity - Prescriptions Pharmacokinetics Medication Information Ratings Categorizations Therapeutic
Drug toxicity is an adverse reaction of the body towards a drug that results as a side effect of a drug, reaction to a drug or drug abuse.
Drug toxicity is an adverse reaction of the body towards a drug that results as a side effect of a drug, reaction to a drug or drug abuse.
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India to Initiate Massive Study of Fake Drugs
Indian drug control authorities are to launch a massive study of fake drugs
Indian drug control authorities are to launch a massive study of fake drugs
Dozens of Panamanians Gravely Ill from Toxic Substance from China
Tears streaming down her cheeks, Marta Menacho de Gonzalez recalls how she lost her father, mother and father-in-law to a cough syrup contaminated with a toxic substance imported to Panama from China.
Tears streaming down her cheeks, Marta Menacho de Gonzalez recalls how she lost her father, mother and father-in-law to a cough syrup contaminated with a toxic substance imported to Panama from China.
