Recall one batch of Saridon Tablet (January 19, 2012)
The Department of Health
(DH) today (January 19) endorsed the recall from consumers of one
batch (batch number: CM01474) of Saridon Tablet (registration
number.: HK-24091) by a licensed drug wholesaler, Bayer Healthcare
Limited (Bayer), because of a packaging error. Some boxes labelled
as 20-tablet are actually 10-tablet packs.
Bayer revealed that the affected batch was manufactured in
Indonesia. A total of 61,701 boxes of the affected batch have been
sold to local retailers since last September.
Saridon Tablet contains paracetamol, propyphenazone and
caffeine. It is an over-the-counter medicine for the relief of pain
and fever.
Bayer has set up a hotline 2814 5299 for public enquiry.
"Here, contravention of the Public Health and Municipal Services
Ordinance (Cap 132), selling a drug with a container falsely
describes the drug, might have occurred. The maximum penalty is a
fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment," the DH spokesman
remarked.
"As investigation is still ongoing, the DH will seek advice from
the Department of Justice on completion of our work on how to take
the matter forward. We will also be monitoring the recall," the
spokesman added.
(Reprinted from HKSAR Government web page
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201201/19/P201201190546.htm
)
