The producer found a contaminated lot of its raspberry flavored cold medicine and asked for it to be pulled from the shelves as a precaution but the European Medicines Agency (EMA) extended the measure to all versions of the product.
Savu said the raspberry flavored version is not available in Romania but all Fervex products have been pulled off the market following the EMA decision. He added side-effects of the tainted medicine include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Bristol-Myers Squibb said in a statement it is investigating the issue and would provide new information as soon as it is available.