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- 2013.04.09
Retail shop raided for selling unregistered pharmaceutical product (with photo)
A retail shop in To Kwa Wan was raided by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police in a joint operation today (April 9) for suspected sale of an unregistered pharmaceutical product. Upon the investigation of a public complaint, the DH found that...
- 2013.04.05
Total recall of Celonol 50 Tablets
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 5) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, Batou Limited, to recall all batches of Celonol 50 Tablets (registration number: HK-57702) from consumers as the drug has failed to meet relevant pharmacopoeial...
- 2013.04.02
Suspected illegal possession of Part I poisons and antibiotics by a Chinese medicine practitioner
The Department of Health (DH) is investigating a registered Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), Lu Chu-ying, practising at Room 802, Kwong Fat Commercial Building, 582-588 Canton Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, who is suspected of illegal possession of...
- 2013.03.28
Retail shop raided for selling unregistered pharmaceutical productswith controlld drug ingredient
A retail shop in Sham Shui Po was raided by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police in a joint operation today (March 28). The shop was suspected to be selling unregistered pharmaceutical products, some of which were labelled as containing a...
- 2013.03.27
Recall of Pharmaniaga Clarithromycin Tablet 250 mg (English only)
Today (27 March 2013), the Department of Health (DH) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, Healthcare Pharmascience Ltd. (HPL), to recall all batches of a pharmaceutical product, namely Pharmaniaga Clarithromycin Tablet 250 mg (registration number:...
- 2013.03.26
Public urged not to buy or use slimming products with banned drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 26) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume a slimming product named "Conting Qianweisu Slimming Herbs Capsule" as it may contain undeclared and banned drug ingredients that are dangerous to...
- 2013.03.26
Public warned against consuming two unsafe food products
A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (March 26) urged the public to refrain from consuming two kinds of food products. One is a pre-packaged mixed soybean paste manufactured in Korea...
- 2013.03.26
Recall of Multiload Radiopaque Cu375 intrauterine contraceptive devices
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 26) instructed a local medical device supplier, Merck Sharp & Dohme (Asia) Limited to recall one lot of Multiload Radiopaque Cu375 intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs), manufactured by an Irish...