Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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Australia: Safety advisory: Longue Jambe Freres (Brother Long Legs) tablets were found to contain undeclared sildenafil |
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The product Longue Jambe Freres (Brother Long Legs) tablets is presented in one blister pack which contains eight (8) white uncoated capsule shaped tablets and eight (8) black spherical pills. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested a product labelled as Longue Jambe Freres (Brother Long Legs) tablets and found that the white capsule shaped tablets contain the undeclared substance sildenafil which is a prescription-only medicine.
Longue Jambe Freres (Brother Long Legs) 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/longue-jambe-freres-brother-long-legs-tablets
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/ Friday, October 30, 2015
Issued at HKT 16:00
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