Harmful ingredients have been revealed in the cough syrup made by a pharmaceutical company in Lahore, Punjab province.
The Maldivian government and the World Health Organization (WHO) have issued an alert on cough syrup made by a Lahore company.
Harmful concentrations have been found in the cough syrup of the Lahore-based company Pharmix Laboratory Limited, in view of which Drap has also issued instructions to recall different batches of cough syrup from the market.
Diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol concentrates have been found in cough syrups.
The syrup of the Lahore company was exported to 4 countries including Maldives, Fiji.
The cough syrup made by the Lahore company was also supplied in Pakistan.
It should be remembered that earlier many children have died due to the same concentrations present in Indian cough syrups.