Teething drug kills 25 children in Nigeria

[Guest guest]

This is a shocking story about 25 children killed with a teething

drug!

LAGOS (AFP) - Nigeria's food and drug control agency NAFDAC said 25

children have died in the last fortnight after taking a teething

mixture discovered to contain a harmful susbstance, local media said

Wednesday.

NAFDAC boss Dora Akunyili said the children, aged between four months

and three years, died in government hospitals in Lagos, Ibadan and

Zaria while more than 50 others had been hospitalised with chronic

kidney damage after taking the drug " My Pikin " ( " my child " in local

pidgin).

" Last Monday, we concluded all laboratory tests on the drug and found

out that it contains a killer element known as diethylene glycol, "

she said.

She said the agency has shut down the premises of the Nigerian

manufacturer and appealed to mothers to stop the use of the drug on

their children.

" NAFDAC officers nationwide have been directed to mop up all batches

of the offending drug from circulation, " she added.

This is a good reason for no one to take drugs for any reason, not

even over-the-counter medicines. Instead heal your body naturally

with " Mother Nature's Foods " and eliminate all toxins!

The best in health, Bee