MCAZ recalls Benylin syrup for children

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has recalled from the market Benylin Paediatric syrup which is being manufactured by Johnson and Johnson in South Africa after the neighbouring country’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) declared it toxic for human consumption.

It was registered for use in Zimbabwe last year and has since been used as a prescriptive drug although youths abuse it with the intention to get a “high”.

The NAFDAC laboratory analysis revealed high levels of Diethylene glyco which is a contaminant that is toxic for humans when consumed.

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