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- 2010.05.07
Recall of all products manufactured by Quality Pharmaceutical Lab Ltd
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 7) directed licensed drug manufacturer Quality Pharmaceutical Laboratory Ltd to recall all its products from the market in view of further quality defects on analysis of its products. The manufacturer has...
- 2010.05.07
Recall of RotaTeq vaccine
The Department of Health (DH) has today (May 7) ordered a recall from the shelves, hospitals and doctors of a registered rotavirus vaccine, RotaTeq, on quality grounds. The DH came into the decision after assessing a United States Food and Drug...
- 2010.05.06
Safe use of Exelon Patch (rivastigmine transdermal patch)
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 6) drew attention to the proper use and application of Exelon Patch (rivastigmine transdermal patch), stressing that the patch should be used according to the dose prescribed by doctors. After learning the...
- 2010.05.06
Software defects causes malfunctioning in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 6) received notification from St. Jude Medical (Hong Kong) Ltd., a local branch of a multi-national company, about a software problem in its Convert+ Model V-195 Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD)....
- 2010.05.05
Mainland Chinese medicinal product found to have exceeded Singapore's lead limit
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 5) draws public attentio...
- 2010.05.05
Software Defects Cause Malfunctioning in Medtronic's Implantable Cardiac Devices
The Department of Health (DH) today (May 5) received notification from Medtronic International Limited (MIL), the local branch of a multi-national medical device manufacturer, that software problems in six of its implantable cardiac devices may risk...
- 2010.04.30
Slimming product with undeclared drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (April 30) called on members of the public not to buy or use a slimming product, "LAMI", as it was found to contain undeclared Western drug ingredients that may cause serious side effects. The appeal followed...
- 2010.04.26
Public urged not to use unsafe cosmetic cream
The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) today (April 26) urged members of public not to use two types of cosmetic cream with mercury and lead content exceeding the permissible limit. Customs officers have recently drawn from the market samples of a...