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- 2014.02.28
Recall of certain brands of Abbott Diabetes Care blood glucose monitoring systems
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 28) drew public attention to the recall by Abbott Diabetes Care of certain brands of its blood glucose monitoring systems which may produce inaccurate glucose results. The DH received the above safety...
- 2014.02.27
Deregistration of oral pharmaceutical products containing ketoconazole
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 27) drew the public's attention to the decision of the Pharmacy and Poisons (Registration of Pharmaceutical Products and Substances: Certification of Clinical Trial/Medicinal Test) Committee (the...
- 2014.02.27
EMSD urges public to stop using Imarflex fan heater
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (February 27) urged the public to stop using an Imarflex fan heater with model number INF-20EW and contact the supplier, Many Profit Industrial Ltd, for replacement. The supplier recently found...
- 2014.02.26
Public urged to stop using unregistered and improperly labelled proprietary Chinese medicines
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 26) urged members of the public to stop using two proprietary Chinese medicines (pCms), namely Japan The First Brand - Heart Tonic Pills and Feng Shou Brand - Shu Chin Chih Tung Kao (HKP-07811) as they...
- 2014.02.20
Recall of 79 suspected unregistered proprietary Chinese medicines
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 20) instructed a licensed wholesaler of proprietary Chinese medicines (pCm), Guangzhou Kanghe Pharmaceutical (Hong Kong) Company Limited (Guangzhou Kanghe), to recall from consumers 79 pCms that are...
- 2014.02.20
Undeclared allergen found in lecithin powder
A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (February 20) advised consumers who are allergic to milk to refrain from eating a kind of lecithin powder, O'Health Lecithin Powder, available for...
- 2014.02.10
Batch recall of Gomec 20mg Capsules
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 10) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, Trenton-Boma Company Limited (Trenton-Boma), to recall one batch of Gomec 20mg Capsules (Gomec 20mg) (registration number: HK-49774, batch number: 10230) from...
- 2014.02.10
Medicine company raided for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product with controlled drug ingredient
A medicine company in Tsing Yi was raided today (February 10) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for suspected illegal sale of Geftinat 250mg tablets, an unregistered pharmaceutical product containing a Part I...