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- 2012.03.20
Suspected illegal supply of prescription western drug by a Chinesemedicine practitioner
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 20) alerted clients of a listed Chinese medicine practitioner (CMP), Yim Hing-yan, practising at On Tai Tong Medicine Co. in Yau Ma Tei, that if they have been supplied with a yellowish powder, they should...
- 2012.03.16
Public warned about unsafe cosmetic cream
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 16) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume a cosmetic product called "Super 9.9.9 Natural Vit. E, C", as it may contain excessive mercury that is dangerous to health. The appeal followed the...
- 2012.03.09
Lenovo offers free replacement of power supply unit for two modelsof all-in-one desktop personal computer
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (March 9) advised consumers to stop using Lenovo ThinkCentre M90z and M70z all-in-one desktop personal computers immediately and to approach the supplier, Lenovo Hong Kong Limited, to arrange...
- 2012.03.09
Warning on unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine containingbanned and undeclared Western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 9) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume an unregistered proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) called "Tong Ren Xiu Fu Kou Fu Yi Dao Su", as it may contain undeclared and banned Western drugs...
- 2012.03.08
Recall of human albumin
The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: Upon notification from the Australia plasma fractionator, CSL Limited, Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) informed the Department of Health (DH) this afternoon (March 8) to...
- 2012.03.08
Total recall of Albumex 5 and Albumex 20 Infusion
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 8) instructs a licensed drug wholesaler, Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (HK Red Cross), to recall all Albumex 5 Infusion 12.5g/250ml (HK-58570) and Albumex 20 Infusion 10g/50ml (HK-58571), due...
- 2012.03.07
Total recall of Ospexin Cap 500mg and 250mg
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 7) endorsed the voluntary recall of all batches of Ospexin Cap 500mg (HK-33816) and Ospexin Cap 250mg (HK-33817) from consumers by a licensed drug wholesaler, Novartis Pharmaceuticals (HK) Ltd (Novartis), on...
- 2012.03.06
Safety alert over certain Medtronic implantablecardioverter-defibrillators
The Department of Health (DH) today (March 6) received notification from a medical device supplier, Medtronic International Ltd (Medtronic), about its voluntary corrective actions concerning some models of EnTrust and Escudo implantable...