Contaminated Guaifenesin cough syrup not registered in Malaysia, says Health DG


KUALA LUMPUR: A cough syrup product, Guaifenesin Syrup TG Syrup, manufactured by QP Pharmachem Ltd (Punjab, India), is not registered in Malaysia, said Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.

The Health director-general said this was based on checks on the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency’s (NPRA) registered product database.

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