Cough syrup kills dozens in Pakistan

Victims are believed to be drug addicts who drank the medicine to get high.

Dozens of people have died after drinking a cough syrup in Pakistan.

Most of the dead are believed to be drug addicts who drank the medicine to get high.

It is not the first drug-related death in the country, highlighting the need for much needed reform in Pakistan’s pharmaceutical regulations.

Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports.

Source: Al Jazeera