MCAZ recalls Benylin Paediatric cough syrup
HEALTH REPORTER
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has advised members of the public against using Benylin Paediatric 100ml Syrup, batch numbers 329303 and 329304 manufactured by Johnson and Johnson, South Africa.
This comes after the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) of Nigeria raised alarm over the medicine after laboratory analysis showed that it contains unacceptably high levels of Diethylene glycol, a contaminant which is toxic for humans when consumed.
In a statement issued this Monday, April 15, MCAZ Director–General Richard Rukwata said those who may have accessed the medicine should immediately desist from administering it to children.
“The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe would like to inform all stakeholders of a critical communication received from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration [NAFDAC] of Nigeria regarding the recall of Benylin Paediatric 100ml Syrup, batch number 329304, manufactured by Johnson and Johnson, South Africa,” Rukwata said.