2 dead, 17 ill after getting antibiotic injections in Andhra
Two women died and 17 others fell ill after they were administered antibiotic drug Ceftriaxone at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. The 19 women who were administered Ceftriaxone started suffering from diarrhoea and breathing problems. The batch of medicine given to them was manufactured in 2018 and had an expiry date of February 2020. 