Nigeria’s cough syrup problem: Emzor suspends distribution
Emzor Pharmaceuticals has suspended distribution of its cough syrup, following a BBC investigation into its role in an addiction epidemic, even as it has dismissed a company executive who was caught selling 60 bottles of cough syrup to an undercover reporter. The syrup, containing the highly addictive opioid, codeine, is used by young Nigerians, especially […]