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- 2012.12.17
Batch recall of animal drug Quantel Tablet
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 17) instructed C Vetapet & Company, a licensed drug wholesaler, to recall a batch (batch number: C28083) of an animal drug, namely Quantel Tablet (registration number: HK-50424), because of a quality...
- 2012.12.14
Warning on oral product containing banned Western drug ingredient
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 14) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume an oral product called "Jin Tan 1-Ching-Sung Laxative Tablets", as it may contain a banned Western drug that is dangerous to health. The appeal...
- 2012.12.12
Man arrested for illegal Internet sale of unregisteredpharmaceutical products with controlled drug ingredients
A 30-year-old man was arrested today (December 12) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police in Sheung Shui for illegal sale of "Geftinat 250mg tablets", an unregistered pharmaceutical product containing a Part I poison....
- 2012.12.10
Recall of Fusen E.M. Cap 100mg
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 10) endorsed the decision of a licensed drug wholesaler, Hitpharm Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, to recall all batches of Fusen E.M. Cap 100mg (registration no. HK-49463) from the market because of quality...
- 2012.12.07
Man arrested for illegal Internet sale of unregisteredpharmaceutical product with controlled drug ingredient
A 43-year-old man was arrested today (December 7) in a joint operation by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police in Mong Kok for illegal sale of an unregistered pharmaceutical product called "Proloonging Delay Spray for men" (the product)....
- 2012.12.07
Recall of Chinese herbal medicine contaminated by theAristolochiaceae family of plants
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 7) instructed a licensed Chinese medicines retailer Wing Wah Dispensary (Wing Wah) at Lei Yue Mun Plaza, Yau Tong, to recall from consumers its marketed Chinese herbal medicine Radix Stephaniae...
- 2012.12.06
1,3-Dimethylamylamine put under control as pharmaceutical product
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 6) drew public attention to the decision made by the Registration Committee of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (the Committee) yesterday to regulate 1,3-Dimethylamylamine (DMAA) as a pharmaceutical product...
- 2012.12.04
Recall of lead-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 4) ordered a licensed manufacturer of proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm), Luen Hing Hong, to recall from shelves a pCm called [Fung Shing Pai] Tian-Ma Wan (registration number: HKP-00317), as it has been...