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- 2013.12.17
Recall of Dexasan-C Eye Drops
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 17) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, Today Pharma Company Limited (Today Pharma), to recall a batch of Dexasan-C Eye Drops (Dexasan-C) (registration number: HK-59504, batch number: AS033) from the...
- 2013.12.13
Recall of proprietary Chinese medicine exceeding bacterial limit
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 13) instructed the registration holder of the proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) "Bouwaidan" Bouwaidan (both its product name and trademark text) (registration number: HKP-04754), H.K. Ma Sai Leung Tong...
- 2013.12.10
Customs detects dispensary selling proprietary Chinese medicine with false representations
The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) took action against a dispensary which verbally made false representations to deceive customers by selling the Chinese proprietary medicine "Nanjing Tong Ren Tang On Kung Niu Huang Wan" as "Beijing Tong Ren...
- 2013.12.04
Safety alert on Philips HeartStart FRx and HeartStart HS1 automated external defibrillators
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 4) drew the public's attention to a safety alert issued by Philips Healthcare concerning its three models of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), namely HeartStart FRx, HeartStart HS1 Home and...
- 2013.12.03
Batch recall of B Braun Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% Infusion
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 3) endorsed a licensed drug wholesaler, B Braun Medical (HK) Limited (B Braun), to recall eight batches of Sodium Bicarbonate 8.4% Infusion (Registration Number: HK-28230) due to a potential quality...
- 2013.12.02
Deregistration of pharmaceutical products containing combination of corticosteroid and NSAID to take effect from January 1,2014
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 2) reminded members of the public that pharmaceutical products containing a combination of corticosteroid and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) will be deregistered and will not be available in...
- 2013.11.28
Further recall of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite blood glucose test strips
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 28) drew public attention to Abbott Diabetes Care's further recall of other lots of its FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite blood glucose test strips due to the potential for giving erroneously low blood glucose...
- 2013.11.20
Safety alert on three Sorin pacemakers
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 20) drew public attention to a safety notice issued by a local medical device supplier, Innotronik Hong Kong Limited, on the overestimation of the residual longevity displayed by the programmer for three...