Gambian Government Revokes License of Atlantic Pharmaceutical Company Limited
The Gambian government has permanently revoked the importation licence of Atlantic Pharmaceutical Company Limited. This decision comes after a task force reported on the death of over 70 children from kidney failure caused by tainted cough syrup imported from India. As a result, the government has sacked two executives of its Medicines Control Agency. The […]
Fake pharmaceutical industry thrives in West Africa
The counterfeit pharmaceutical industry is thriving in West Africa, with law enforcement agencies battling to crackdown on foreign-linked criminal syndicates, writes Emma Hooper. It is rare to have a conversation in Nigeria about the problem of falsified medicine without a mention of the My Pikin syrup tragedy. In 2009, 84 children were killed by a […]