A cough syrup, Benylin, reportedly manufactured in South Africa, contained an unacceptable level of a potentially lethal poisonous chemical. According to reports, Nigeria’s and Kenya’s ...

National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has recalled a batch of a cough syrup brand ... The product named Benylin Paediatrics Syrup was found to be contaminated ...

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has directed outlets countrywide to stop the distribution of Benylin, a popular brand of children's cough syrup. Benylin is a product of South African-based ...

In Nigeria, thousands of young people are addicted to codeine cough syrup – a medicine that’s become a street drug. But who makes this syrup? And who sells it to Nigeria’s students?

This case history recounts the success of a television campaign for the cough treatment Benylin during the period April 1985 to May 1986. The campaign was a notable success for a product which had ...