“But I lied, there was no medicine.”
“These contaminants are toxic chemicals used as industrial solvents and antifreeze agents that can be fatal even taken in small amounts, and should never be found in medicines,” the WHO said in January. “When I heard that he had to have dialysis, I was so confused and did not know what to do. He is just a kid,” Septian said at her home.“Now he gets easily fatigued even when he only does a bit of activity,” the 31-year-old said.“Until today I still wake up in the middle of the night and check on him. We almost lost him,” 34-year-old Agri said.
In a hearing last month, parents wore black shirts that read “I thought it was medicine, it was poison”.One of the accused companies in the lawsuit contacted by AFP denied putting the chemicals in its cough syrups and blamed a distributor for any contamination.