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- 2011.02.15
Naming of Shops Involved in Selling Counterfeit Drugs
The Consumer Council is joining hands with the Customs and Excise Department to publish the names of shops involved in selling counterfeit drugs in the Council's CHOICE magazine. The naming mechanism aims to alert consumers of the unscrupulous...
- 2011.02.11
Safety concern on Fraxel re:store Dual Laser System
The Department of Health (DH) today (February 11) warned healthcare professionals and beauty industry operators that the Fraxel re:store Dual Laser System runs the risk of causing inadvertent laser firing which may lead to patient/operator injury....
- 2011.01.28
Voluntary recall of anti-acne cream
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 28) endorsed the voluntary action of a licensed drug wholesaler, Hoepharma (HK) Ltd, in recalling all batches of its T3 Actin Cream 0.1% (Registration No.: HK-57658) as the Singapore authorities have found...
- 2011.01.27
Serious safety concern regarding some Medico implantable pacemakers
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 27) warned the public that certain Medico implantable pacemakers run the serious risk of not functioning. DH, through its routine surveillance on medical devices, noticed that the UK's Medicines and...
- 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...