Cholesterol-lowering pills killed 2 people in Japan
| Following the death of 2 people and the hospitalization of another hundred people in Japan in connection with the consumption of dietary supplements, the fear of food and drug health has engulfed this country. |
report Mehr News Agency, citing AFP, the death of two people and the hospitalization of 100 others due to the consumption of a cholesterol-lowering dietary supplement in Japan intensified fears about the health of a pharmaceutical company’s products.
Kobayashi pharmaceutical company told AFP that it is aware of the death of two people due to the possible consumption of over-the-counter pills produced by this company.
Agence France-Presse quoted the company as recalling three supplement products under three different brands that contain a type of rice fermented with yeast called “Benny Koji”. is.
Benny Koji’s medical research describes an alternative to high cholesterol-lowering statins and warns about its dangers to body organs due to its chemical compounds.
A number of Japanese media have reported that the number of people hospitalized due to kidney problems caused by taking this pill has reached 106.
The aforementioned pharmaceutical company has supplied Benny Koji to about 50 other companies in Japan and two companies in Taiwan.
