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- 2010.10.08
Voluntary withdrawal of Reductil and Sibutil (both containing sibutramine) in Hong Kong
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 8) received notification from licensed drug company Abbott Lab Ltd that the company would voluntarily withdraw the registration of Reductil and its generic version Sibutil (both containing sibutramine) in...
- 2010.10.06
Recall of pharmaceutical products by Universal Pharm Lab
The Department of Health (DH) has directed registered drug manufacturer Universal Pharmaceutical Laboratories Limited to recall four batches of products from one of its production lines following investigation of a complaint and inspection of the...
- 2010.09.24
Product recall prompted by failure of dissolution test
The Department of Health (DH) has ordered the recall of one batch of Cimedine Tablet 400mg (batch number S081121, registration number HK-40956) from the market after samples of the product failed the dissolution test. The DH conducted an...
- 2010.09.13
Caution against contaminated Chinese herbs "Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii" and "Radix Dipsaci"
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 13) advised members of the public who have purchased any of two Chinese herbs, "Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii" and "Radix Dipsaci", from licensed Chinese herbal medicines retailer American Ginseng Co. in...
- 2010.09.10
DH investigates suspected case of aconitum alkaloid poisoning
The Department of Health (DH) today (September 10) received notification from the Hospital Authority (HA) about a suspected case of Chinese herbal medicine poisoning involving a 55-year-old-woman. She developed symptoms and signs of aconitum alkaloid...
- 2010.08.31
Recall of Panadol children tablets
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 31) endorsed a recall made by GlaxoSmithKline Ltd. (GSK), a licensed drug wholesaler, of one batch of Panadol for Children Tablet Chewable 120mg (Registration No.: HK-31209, Batch no.: XPH026) from the...
- 2010.08.24
Caution about substitution of Chinese herbal medicines Flos Campsis by Flos Daturae Metelis
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 24) advised members of the public not to consume a Chinese herb called "Flos Campsis" purchased from a licensed Chinese herbal medicines retailer, Wah Keung Medicine Co., in Tai Hing Estate, Tuen Mun. It...
- 2010.08.20
Contact lens problems
In response to media enquiries, a spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) said information provided by Johnson & Johnson (HK) Limited indicated that the problem of its 1 Day Acuvue TruEye which led to a recall of 16 batches of the product was...