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Published in: Reactions Weekly 1/2023

01-03-2023 | Gastrointestinal Bleeding | News item

Two unauthorised children's carbocisteine syrups seized in Canada

Published in: Reactions Weekly | Issue 1/2023

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Health Canada is warning parents and caregivers against use of two unauthorised children's syrups for thinning mucus (Robikids Carbocisteine Mucolytic, and Solmux Carbocisteine Mucolytic Pediatric Syrup) which it has seized from Kamshoppe after the products were advertised on Facebook. Both products are labelled to contain the prescription drug carbocisteine, which poses serious health risks including anaphylactic reactions, diarrhoea, nausea and gastrointestinal bleeding. …
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Title
Two unauthorised children's carbocisteine syrups seized in Canada
Publication date
01-03-2023
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Reactions Weekly / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0114-9954
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2051
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40278-023-35989-y

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