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- 2005.08.03
Unregistered medicine found
The product, sold illegally in a Thai grocery shop in Kowloon City, contained four types of pills - pink tablets, yellow capsules, orange tablets and brown capsules. The Department of Health (DH) today (August 3) called on members of the public not...
- 2005.08.02
Recall of wrongly packaged cough medicines
The Department of Health (DH) today (August 2) advised members of the public who had purchased "Duro-tuss" cough medicines to check the package to see whether they have purchased the wrongly packaged medicines. A DH spokesman said that DH was...
- 2005.07.19
Warning issued on cardiac pacemakers
The Department of Health has been notified by Guidant Corporation of an "Urgent Medical Device Safety Information and Corrective Action" concerning some of its implanted cardiac pacemakers. The pacemakers in question may experience premature...
- 2005.07.15
Proprietary Chinese medicine with western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (July 15) called on people no...
- 2005.07.06
Health product with Western drug ingredients found
The Department of Health today (July 6) urged members of the publ...
- 2005.06.28
Proprietary Chinese medicine with Western drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 28) called on people no...
- 2005.06.18
Recall of medical device
The Department of Health today (June 18) noted a worldwide recall of certain implantable cardiac defibrillators issued by the Guidant Corporation today. The affected devices are - VENTAK PRIZM 2 DR (Model 1861) ICDs manufactured on or before...
- 2005.06.16
Proprietary Chinese medicine with Western drug ingredients found
The Department of Health (DH) today (June 16) called on the publi...