Deadly Indonesian cough syrup was almost pure toxin

A LOCAL drugmaker whose cough syrup is among products linked to more than 200 children’s deaths last year used ingredients with toxin concentrations of up to 99% in 70 batches of medicine, prosecutors said in a court filing.

The accusations against drugmaker Afi Farma were made in a court in Kediri, in the province of East Java, where the company is based, and Reuters is the first to report the charge that it used highly toxic ingredients.