Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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Australia: Safety advisory: Half Quite tablets were found to contain undeclared sildenafil |
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested a product labelled Half Quite tablets and found that the tablets contain the undeclared substance sildenafil which is a prescription-only substance in Australia.
Half Quite tablets pose a serious risk to health and should not be taken. TGA investigations have shown that a number of people in Australia may have bought the product online.
Consumers are advised to stop taking the product and consult their health care practitioner if they have any concerns arising from the use of the product.
Please refer to the following website in TGA for details:
http://www.tga.gov.au/alert/half-quite-tablets
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product. The information of 香港华隆国际商贸有限公司 is noted in the product's label. Checked against the record, there is no registered pharmaceutical product manufactured by the concerned company, and the said company is not a holder of Manufacturer Licence or Wholesale Dealer Licence.
Ends/ Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Issued at HKT 13:00
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