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- 2011.01.25
Caution against use of Alco-prep cleansing swabs supplied with injection products
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 25) advised the public not to use Triad Group's alcohol swab preparations supplied with certain Schering-Plough SOL Limited injections due to potential bacterial contamination in the swabs. The DH received...
- 2011.01.21
Recall of Apo-Citalopram Tab 20mg, HK-53084
Recall Summary Product Name: Apo-Citalopram Tab 20mg HK Registration Number: HK-53084 Batch Number: JK2403 Recall Initiated on: 21.1.2011 Reason for Recall: Printing error on the product label: On the bottle label, the front text in bold indicates...
- 2011.01.15
Suspected contamination of Chinese herbal powder
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 15) advised members ...
- 2011.01.11
Public urged not to use consumer product containing controlled ingredient
The Department of Health today (January 11) urged people not to use a slimming product called "C M Factor", as it was found to contain a controlled ingredient. The appeal was made following the Department's investigation into a public enquiry...
- 2010.12.29
Blanket recall of Abbott glucose test strips
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 29) requested a local medical device supplier, Abbott Laboratories Limited, to recall all its glucose test strips from consumers as a further precautionary measure to safeguard public health. A spokesman...
- 2010.12.29
Deregistration of pharmaceutical products containing Propoxyphene
The Registration Committee of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board has decided that pharmaceutical products containing propoxyphene should be deregistered for public health protection, a spokesman for the Department of Health said today (December 29). This...
- 2010.12.28
Recall of Vita Prima B1+B6+B12 Tablets
Recall Product name (HK registration no.): Vita Prima B1+B6+B12 Tablets (HK-53232) Batch number: 3027700 (Please refer to attached photo) Recall initiation on: 28.12.2010 Reason for recall Printing error on the product label: "Each Tablet...
- 2010.12.23
Recall of Abbott's glucose test strips
The Department of Health (DH) has directed local supplier Abbott Laboratories Limited to recall 359 lots of glucose test strips which may give falsely low blood glucose results today (December 23). The recall followed assessment of a US Food and Drug...