1 dies, 13 sick after intravenous drips at Mie hospital

1 dies, 13 sick after intravenous drips at Mie hospital

TSU, Japan - Hiromichi Tanimoto, the director of the Tanimoto Seikei orthopedic hospital, speaks to reporters in Iga, Mie Prefecture, on June 11. One woman has died and 13 people have become sick after receiving intravenous drips of painkillers and vitamins at the hospital.

1 dies, 13 fall sick after having intravenous drips

1 dies, 13 fall sick after having intravenous drips

TSU, Japan - The Tanimoto Seikei orthopedics hospital in Iga, Mie Prefecture is seen cordoned off with two police officers June 11. One woman has died and 13 people have fallen sick after receiving intravenous drips of painkillers and vitamins at the hospital.

Türkiye increases euro exchange rate for medicine prices by 36.77 pct

STORY: Türkiye increases euro exchange rate for medicine prices by 36.77 pct DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the medicines in a drugstore in Turkey (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of Turkish lira and euro STORYLINE: Türkiye on Wednesday raised the euro-lira exchange rate for medicine prices by 36.77 percent, the country's Official Gazette said on Wednesday, following a supply problem in pharmaceutical products. The euro fixed rate will be applied as 10.75 Turkish lira for medicine prices, according to the new calculation, which is still below the market rate of 19.85 lira per euro. As the gap between the pharmaceutical euro exchange rate and the real euro exchange rate widened, there were problems in the supply of medicines. Turkish citizens were hardly reaching many drugs such as antibiotics, painkillers and fever reducers in the past few months. Most of the drugs that cause supply problems are imported or productions that ar

1 dies, 13 sick after intravenous drips at Mie hospital

1 dies, 13 sick after intravenous drips at Mie hospital

TSU, Japan - Hiromichi Tanimoto, the director of the Tanimoto Seikei orthopedic hospital, speaks to reporters in Iga, Mie Prefecture, on June 11. One woman has died and 13 people have become sick after receiving intravenous drips of painkillers and vitamins at the hospital. (Kyodo)

1 dies, 13 fall sick after having intravenous drips

1 dies, 13 fall sick after having intravenous drips

TSU, Japan - The Tanimoto Seikei orthopedics hospital in Iga, Mie Prefecture is seen cordoned off with two police officers June 11. One woman has died and 13 people have fallen sick after receiving intravenous drips of painkillers and vitamins at the hospital. (Kyodo)

Tennis: U.S. Open

Tennis: U.S. Open

Naomi Osaka of Japan is given painkillers to ease discomfort in her left knee during her U.S. Open fourth-round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in New York on Sept. 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo