Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has lifted the ban on two syrups administered to children as a painkiller which was earlier banned saying it containing dangerous chemicals.
Maldives Food and Drug Authority (MFDA) has lifted the ban on two syrups administered to children as a painkiller which was earlier banned saying it containing dangerous chemicals.
MDFA said that diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol was discovered in two medications used as painkiller while a quality screening was being conducted.
The chemical was found in Mefnac Suspension Syrup manufactured by Pakistan's Efroze Chemical Pvt Ltd and Axcel Mefenamic Acid Suspension Syrup produced by Malaysia's Kotra Pharma.
Sale and use of these medications were banned while the authority sent the medications abroad for further testing to confirm these results.
In a statement issued yesterday, MFDA said that the testing conducted on batches of these medications found in the Maldivian market had affirmed that they are safe for use. Hence, the ban on import, sale and use of the medications have now been lifted.
MFDA stated that as a safety measure, a diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG) analysis report from a WHO prequalified laboratory must be submitted when importing these two medications.
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