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- 2013.07.12
Total recall of three pharmaceutical products
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 12) instructed two licensed drug wholesalers, namely Swedish Trading Company Ltd. (Swedish Trading) and Luen Cheong Hong Limited (LCH), to conduct a shelf recall for all batches of Sertraline Tablet 50mg...
- 2013.07.11
EMSD urges public to stop using Sanwa fan heater
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (July 11) urged the public to stop using a Sanwa fan heater with the model number CRFH-2002 and contact the supplier, Mass Winning Limited, for free replacement. A recent safety test revealed...
- 2013.07.11
Woman arrested for suspected illegal sale of slimming products with banned drug ingredient on the Internet
A 63-year-old woman was arrested today (July 11) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for suspected illegal sale and possession of Part I poisons and unregistered pharmaceutical products. The products concerned were...
- 2013.07.10
Total recall of Triloxane-V Suspension
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 10) instructed a licensed drug manufacturer, Vickmans Laboratories Ltd, to recall all batches of Triloxane-V Suspension (registration number: HK-60248) from the market due to a quality issue. Under the DH's...
- 2013.07.06
Safety alert on GE Healthcare nuclear medicine systems
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 6) drew public attention to a safety alert concerning nuclear medicine systems manufactured by GE Healthcare. The above alert was noticed during DH's routine surveillance on medical devices safety issues. The...
- 2013.07.02
Batch recall of Thymoglobuline for IV Injection 25mg/5ml
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 2) endorsed the recall of one batch (imported as two sub-batches namely C1270H03 and C1270H18) of Thymoglobuline for IV Injection 25mg/5ml (Registration number: HK-33039) from the market by a licensed drug...
- 2013.06.28
Man arrested for suspected illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceutical products on the Internet
A 40-year-old man was arrested today (June 28) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police for suspected illegal sale of two unregistered pharmaceutical products, namely "Swanson Cranberry" and "NeoCell super Collagen+C"....
- 2013.06.26
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming product with undeclared and banned western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 26) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume a slimming product called "Lami Capsules" as it was found to contain undeclared and banned drug ingredient that might be dangerous to health. The...