Saturday, August 31, 2019

17 children get 'werewolf syndrome' due to drug mix-up in Spain


At least 17 children in Spain have been diagnosed with hypertrichosis, commonly known as 'werewolf syndrome', due to a drug mix-up. The children were given a syrup for a stomach condition but it also contained minoxidil, which causes hair growth. The syrup was sold by a Spanish pharmaceutical company which bought the minoxidil from an India-based drug supplier
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6znnOTXQjUc
 https://globalnews.ca/news/5829859/werewolf-syndrome-spain-minoxidil/
 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/29/babies-develop-werewolf-syndrome-after
 https://www.livescience.com/drug-mixup-werewolf-syndrome.html

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