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- 2011.09.27
Recall of Western-drug-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 27) ordered a licensed proprietary Chinese medicines importer and wholesaler, Tachio Trading Company, to recall its product Gan Mao Qing Capsules (registration number: HKP-02662) from shelves after the...
- 2011.09.23
Safety Alert on Two St Jude Medical's Pacemakers - Accent DR andAnthem CRT-P
After assessment on a field safety note filed by an American medical device manufacturer, St Jude Medical, on safety concerns on two of its pacemakers, Accent DR and Anthem CRT-P respectively, the Department of Health (DH) today (September 23)...
- 2011.09.15
Alert over an HIV home test kit
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 15) advises members of the public who possess a HIV home test kit called "Accu-HIV 1 & 2 Saliva Test" to stop using it immediately as no known competent authority has recognised its safety and...
- 2011.09.12
Recall of one batch of Duoflue Cold Tablet 1000's
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 12) instructed Advance Pharmaceutical Co Limited (Advance), a licensed drug manufacturer, to recall one batch (Batch No: 35262) of its product Duoflue Cold Tablet 1000's (Registration No: HK-37595) from...
- 2011.09.02
Recall of Neurolite for Inj with Buffer Vial
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 2) instructed a licensed drug importer, Global Medical Solutions Hong Kong Ltd (GMS), to recall two batches (Lot no: 0200U and 0200U1) of Neurolite for Inj with Buffer Vial (Registration no: HK-43086)...
- 2011.09.01
Recall of drug-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 1) ordered a licensed proprietary Chinese medicines (pCm) wholesaler, Wah Shun Medicine Limited, to recall from shelves its product [W.S] ChuFengT'ouKu Wan (registration number: HKP-01517), as it was...
- 2011.08.26
Safety alert on ShoulderFlex massager
After assessing a medical device safety alert issued by the US Food and Drug Administration concerning a personal massager with the brand name ShoulderFlex, distributed in the US by a company called King International, the Department of Health (DH)...
- 2011.08.24
Call to stop sale and consumption of plasticiser-tainted hot beanpaste imported from Taiwan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (August 24) that one sample of hot bean paste imported from Taiwan was found to contain a plasticiser, Diisononyl phthalate (DINP). The CFS called on...