One student died while seven others were brought to the hospital after taking deworming medicines in Surigao del Norte last July 23.
According to ABS CBN report, there were more than 300 students of San Isidro Elementary School who took the deworming tablets.
The student’s adviser, Thelda Paray, said that the student informed her of experiencing stomach ache last June, however, on the day of the mass deworming the child did not fell ill.“Hindi siya nagsabi kung may ano ba sa kanyang katawan so edi normal binigyan ng gamot at may parent consent,” Paray said.
Based on the report, the sample of the medicine will undergo toxicity test under Food and Drug Administration.
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