No Prescription: China antibiotic toll reaches six

At least six people have died in China from taking the antibiotic clindamycin phosphate glucose, according to the country's state media.

The government banned the drug last week, after a 6-year-old girl died and scores of others suffered adverse reactions.

The official news agency Xinhua said the latest victims were both elderly.

Manufacturer Anhui Huayuan Worldbest Biology Pharmacy Company said it had recalled 760,000 bottles of the drug.

The State Food and Drug Administration has received 81 reports of severe reactions throughout the country, according to Xinhua.

Adverse effects of being injected with the drug are said to include chest pains, vomiting and diarrhoea.

# posted by Network @ 10:28 AM