Adherent Care Disorders In Children Are More Fatiable, Ministry Of Health Stops While Sales Of Sirup Drugs During Investigations

Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono (Photo via Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Health (Wamenkes) Dante Saksono Harbuwono said the government had instructed the government to temporarily suspend the sale ofethy drugs in all pharmacies during the investigation of the risk of infection following cases of acute kidney disorders in children. "We continue to investigate and do several things to identify acute kidney disorders in children, one of which is the cause of infection due to drugs," said Dante in Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, October 19. "The drugs have been examined at the forensic center laboratory and we are currently identifying which drugs can cause kidney disorders," he said. Dante said that the government does not prohibit the use of paracetamol, but prohibits the use ofethylene glycol (EG) medicinal products. "It's not paracetamol that's not allowed, what's not allowed is because some of these drugs contain EG and are being identified 15 to 18 drugs that are tested,ANGle, still contain EG, and we identify again that this EG can be free," he said. Dante said that residents who need alternative drugs other thanethods for children can consult a doctor. "Doctors will provide concoction drugs and paracetamol will remain safe. Not unsafe paracetamol," he said. The Ministry of Health issued instructions regarding the obligation to investigate epidemiology and report cases of acute kidney disorders in children on October 18, 2022. In this case, the Ministry of Health has instructed all health workers in health care facilities not to temporarily predetermine drugs in the form of liquid orrah until there is an official announcement from the government. In addition, the ministry asked all pharmacies not to temporarily sell free and/or free drugs in the form ofmensities to the public until there was an official announcement from the government regarding this matter. Dante explained that the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has banned the use of glycol ethilen (EG) and glycol dietilen (DEG) in all pressures for children and adults. BPOM is investigating the possibility of EG and EG contamination in drugs and other ingredients used as additional solvents following the findings of Deg and EG contamination on child cough drug mixtures in Gambia, Africa. According to information quoted by BPOM from the World Health Organization, drugs suspected of containing DIG and EG contamination are drug products with the trademark Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby COugh Syrup, Makoff Baby COugh Syrup, and Magrip N Cold Syrup, produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited, India. BPOM stated that the four drug products withdrawn from circulation in Gambia were not registered as drugs circulating in Indonesia.