Indonesia Court Finds Drugmakers at Fault Over Toxic Cough Syrup, Awards Parents

August 23, 2024, 11.30 AM | Source: Reuters
Indonesia Court Finds Drugmakers at Fault Over Toxic Cough Syrup, Awards Parents

ILUSTRASI. An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah to each family whose children died of an acute kidney injury.

LAW & COURT - JAKARTA. An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to each family whose children died of an acute kidney injury or were seriously injured after consuming toxic cough syrup.

More than 200 children in Indonesia died of the injury and about 120 more survived, some of whom lived with disabilities which led to financial hardships for their parents.

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