The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) of Kenya issued a public alert on April 11, 2024, calling for the immediate recall of Benylin pediatric 100mls cough syrup Batch No 329304, manufactured by ...

Results: There were 36 admissions for whooping cough; 75% of them were infants younger than 2 month-old and 69% had never been vaccinated. The average length of hospitalization was 12.7 days.

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 ...