INDONESIA BANS ALL SYRUPS, AND LIQUID DRUGS AFTER THE DEATH OF CHILDREN

The government announced on Wednesday a ban on all prescriptions of syrups and liquid drugs to be sold freely in this case itself, not without cause where after the deaths of nearly 100 children from acute kidney injury this year in 2022 it was recorded that date it has received 206 cases reported from 20 provinces with 99 deaths this was itself conveyed by health ministry spokesperson Syahril Mansyur in a press conference.


The increase in MMR cases began in January this year, and has increased further since the end of August, said a ministry spokesperson, adding that the investigation was launched last week:

1.  1. Drugs that are prohibited from being prescribed or sold include all types of drugs in syrup or liquid form, including liquid drugs for adults, and are not limited to paracetamol syrup drugs only.

2.  2. The components that make the syrup drug is suspected to be triggers for kidney failure where this is suspected to be not the content of the drug alone, but other components that cause intoxication

3.   3. Alternative medicines other than syrups where as long as the ban on the circulation of syrup drugs is in effect, the Ministry of Health urges the public to be able to use alternative medicines in other dosage forms such as tablets, capsules, suppositories (anal), injections (injectables), or others.

4. 4. The Ministry of Health prepares an antidote to overcome this problem, the Ministry of Health has purchased an antidote or antidote from abroad to be given to acute kidney failure patients who are still receiving treatment in health facilities.

5.  5. If you experience symptoms, inform your health worker about your history of drug use

It is related to the explanation in the important point above itself which as a preventive measure issued by the Ministry of Health so that all health workers in health facilities temporarily do not prescribe liquid drugs or syrups.

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