A pharmacist searches for medicine astatine a pharmacy successful Cairo, Egypt, November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El GhanyThe Cabinet’s media halfway has denied quality astir over-the-counter cough suppressants that are claimed to origin death.
The media center, successful a connection Wednesday, said it had contacted the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA), which dismissed the quality arsenic baseless.
The mentioned antitussives are not registered astatine the EDA and are not traded connected the Egyptian pharmaceutical market, the EDA said.
All cough medicines traded astatine hospitals, wellness units and pharmacies are harmless and effective, the EDA assured.
The media halfway urged each users of societal media networking sites to verify immoderate accusation truthful arsenic not to circulate mendacious quality that mightiness make disorder among citizens.
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