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| Canada: Multiple unauthorized health products sold at Sunrise Lee Chinese Herbs Centre in Calgary, Alberta, may pose serious health risks (English Only) |
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Health Canada is advising consumers that several health products sold at Sunrise Lee Chinese Herbs Centre (999 36th Street NE) in Calgary, Alberta, are unauthorized and may pose serious health risks. The products include sexual enhancement capsules, cold and flu tablets and creams for a variety of skin conditions. They are labelled to contain prescription or banned drugs. Most of the unauthorized health products are packaged and labelled in Chinese characters. As a result, information about ingredients, usage, dosage and side effects may not be understood by all consumers. Prescription drugs should be taken only under the advice and supervision of a healthcare professional because they are used to treat specific diseases and may cause serious side effects. The affected products are:
- Compound Diclofenac Sodium and Chlorphenamine Maleate Tablets: Labelled in English to contain diclofenac sodium and chlorphenamine maleate
- Dexamethasone Acetate Cream: Labelled in Chinese to contain dexamethasone acetate
- Fluocinonide Cream: Labelled in English to contain fluocinonide
- Fluocinonide Cream 0.025%: Labelled in English to contain fluocinonide
- I-Ching-Sung Diacetyldiphenolisatin 5 mg Tablets: Labelled in English to contain diacetyldiphenolisatin
- Yansuan Jinmeisu Yangao: Labelled in Chinese to contain chlortetracycline HCl
- Yohimbe XV: Labelled in English to contain yohimbe bark extract
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../69530a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, Piyan Ping Cream 0.075% (HK-40006) is a pharmaceutical product registered by China Resources San Jiu Pharmaceutical (HK) Limited, and is a prescription-only medicine. Although Piyan Ping Cream contains dexamethasone acetate which is manufactured by the same manufacturer as the above Dexamethasone Acetate Cream in Canada, the packaging of the product in Canada is different from the registered packaging in Hong Kong. The other above products in Canada are not registered pharmaceutical products in Hong Kong.
Ends/Monday, Apr 8, 2019
Issued at HKT 15:00
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