Indonesia finds local trader forged ingredient label in probe of cough syrup deaths https://ift.tt/VTNope8

Authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG), found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to acute kidney injury, which many of the children suffered. The two ingredients are used in antifreeze, brake fluids and other industrial applications, but also as a cheaper alternative in some pharmaceutical products to glycerine, which is a solvent or thickening agent in many cough syrups. They can be toxic and can lead to acute kidney injury

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