Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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Australia: Safety advisory –Maxidus capsules |
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested a product labelled Maxidus capsules and found that the capsules contain the undeclared substance sildenafil.
Consumers are advised that sildenafil is a prescription-only substance in Australia.
The supply of Maxidus capsules containing undisclosed sildenafil is illegal.
Maxidus capsules have not been assessed by the TGA for quality, safety or efficacy as required under Australian legislation, and the place of manufacture is not approved by the TGA.
TGA investigations have shown that a number of people in Australia may have bought the product online.
Please refer to the following website in TGA for details:
http://www.tga.gov.au/alert/maxidus-capsules-0
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/ Saturday, August 05, 2017
Issued at HKT 12:00
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