Why we import all of our medications
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 9:23AM We usually bring or ask others to bring to Kenya all of our over-the-counter medications. This article is exactly why we import all of it. Our medicine cabinet has at least a two-year's supply of just about anything you'd need - all from the USA.
The original posting of this BBC article is available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-22574689
My Pikin deaths:
Nigerians jailed over poisoned baby drug
Two Nigerians have been sentenced to seven years in prison over the deaths of at least 80 children who took adulterated teething medicine.
The officials from the company which made the My Pikin syrup were found guilty by a court in Lagos.
After children started dying in 2008, the mixture was found to contain engine coolant.
The judge also ordered that the company be closed and its assets forfeited to the state.
The paracetamol-based syrup, used for treating sore gums, was found to have been contaminated with diethylene glycol, used as an engine coolant.
It caused the babies' kidneys to fail.
My Pikin means "my baby" in Nigerian pidgin, the language widely used in Lagos.