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- 2013.01.15
Recall of selected lots of two brands of Acuvue contact lenses
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 15) drew public attention to the recall of selected lots of 1-Day Acuvue Moist Brand Contact Lenses and Acuvue Advance Brand Contact Lenses with Hydraclear as the affected products might have incomplete...
- 2013.01.14
Retail shop raided for selling unregistered pharmaceutical products
TA retail shop in Yuen Long selling health products was raided by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police in a joint operation today (January 14). The shop was suspected to be selling unregistered pharmaceutical products. Upon the investigation...
- 2013.01.11
Retail shops raided for selling unregistered pharmaceuticalproducts with controlled drug ingredient
Two retail shops selling baby products located in Aberdeen and Central were raided by the Department of Health (DH) and the Police in a joint operation today (January 11). The shops were found to be selling unregistered pharmaceutical products. While...
- 2013.01.08
Woman arrested for illegal Internet sale of unregisteredpharmaceutical product with controlled drug ingredient
A 65-year-old woman was arrested today (January 8) for the illegal sale of an unregistered pharmaceutical product called "Lidiprine Cream", which contains a Part I poison, during a joint operation by the Police and the Department of Health (DH) in...
- 2013.01.07
Man arrested for illegal sale of unregistered pharmaceuticalproduct on the Internet
A 23-year-old man was arrested today (January 7) in a joint operation by the Police and the Department of Health (DH) in Mong Kok for illegal sale of an unregistered pharmaceutical product. A complaint was received through the DH's surveillance...
- 2013.01.04
DH investigates case of aconitum alkaloid poisoning
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 4) announced for the public's information a case of aconitum alkaloid poisoning after consumption of Chinese herbs. A DH spokesman said that the department received notification of the case from the...
- 2013.01.03
Woman arrested for illegal sale of Part I poison on the Internet
A 26-year-old woman was arrested today (January 3) in a joint operation by the Police and the Department of Health (DH) in Cheung Sha Wan for illegal sale of Diane 35, a medicine containing Part I poisons. During the DH's surveillance programme, it...
- 2013.01.02
Recall of Chinese herbal medicine contaminated by solanaceousalkaloids
The Department of Health (DH) today (January 2) instructed a licensed Chinese medicines wholesaler, Hang Lung Trading Co, located at G/F, 11 Ko Shing Street, Sheung Wan, to recall from consumers its marketed Chinese herbal medicine Rhizoma et Radix...