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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lizzy Davies and agencies

Indonesia bans sale of syrup medicines after at least 99 child deaths

A shopkeeper holds boxes of liquid medicine at a pharmacy in Jakarta, Indonesia
Liquid medicine at a pharmacy in Jakarta. The health ministry has not said which brands of syrups it is investigating, instead imposing a blanket ban ‘as a precaution’. Photograph: Mast Irham/EPA

Indonesia has banned the sale of all syrup medicines as it investigates the deaths this year of nearly 100 children, warning that the liquids may contain ingredients linked to fatal kidney injuries.

The move comes just weeks after the World Health Organization issued an alert over four Indian-made cough syrups that it said were potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and the deaths of 70 children in the Gambia.

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