2 Sep, 2019 @ 07:45
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Parents ‘planning to sue’ pharmaceutical company in southern Spain after packaging howler gave at least 20 kids ‘werewolf syndrome’

THE parents of a group of babies and toddlers who developed ‘werewolf syndrome’ due to a drug mix up are planning to sue the pharmaceutical company responsible.

It comes after at least 20 children began growing abnormal body hair after Malaga-based Farma-Quimica allegedly mixed up the packaging for omeprazole and Minoxidil.

The former treats stomach problems while the latter helps treat alopecia sufferers.

The mislabelled medicine was recalled in July and the company has been closed down until an investigation into the error is completed.

Now a mother of an affected 10-month old baby has told The Associated Press that families were preparing to file a joint lawsuit against Farma-Quimica Sur.

All mislabelled batches are now off the market, according to Health Minister María Luisa Carcedo.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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