But The Gambia's Medicine Control Agency executive director Markieu Janneh Kaira says it prioritises checks on anti-malarial drugs, antibiotics and painkillers, rather than cough syrup.
Many other case reports involve antidepressants and cough medicine or the pain reliever tramadol. Not only can serotonin syndrome alter mental status, but it can also affect the cardiovascular system, ...
which have been linked to four brands of imported Indian cough syrup. Senior officials from the Medicine Control Agency and the importers have been called for questioning, the president's office said.