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| Australia: Safety advisory: Lilly Icos Cialis 20mg tablets (Lot numbers 05668 and AD47385 - counterfeit) |
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Lilly Icos Cialis 20mg tablets (Lot numbers 05668 and AD47385) are counterfeit and pose a serious risk to your health and should not be taken. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested a product labelled Lilly Icos Cialis 20mg tablets (Lot numbers 05668 and AD47385) and found that the outer carton of these tablets contain Lot number AD47385 with expiry date 04 2017 while the foil blister trays inside contain Lot number 05668 and expiry date 09 2018. The TGA has confirmed these are counterfeit Lot numbers. The tablets do not contain the stated label ingredient tadalafil. Instead, the tablets contain the undeclared substance sildenafil which is a prescription-only medicine. The supply of counterfeit Lilly Icos Cialis 20mg tablets (Lot numbers 05668 and AD47385) is illegal. 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 concerns arising from the use of the product.
Please refer to the following website in TGA for details:
http://www.tga.gov.au/alert/lilly-icos-cialis-20mg-tablets-lot-numbers-05668-and-ad47385-counterfeit
In Hong Kong, Cialis Tab 20mg (HK-51229) is a pharmaceutical product registered by Eli Lilly Asia, Inc. (Eli Lilly). It contains tadalafil and is a prescription-only medicine. Related news on counterfeit Cialis tablets 20mg has been released by the FDA, and is posted on the Drug Office website on 22 January 2015. As confirmed with Eli Lilly, the batches (lot no.: 05668 and AD47385) of Cialis 20mg are not genuine products of Eli Lilly, and counterfeit cases concerning batch 05668 of Cialis 20mg have been reported to the Department of Health (DH). Related news was posted on the Drug Office website on 19 February 2013, and the information has been passed to the Customs and Excise Department for their follow-up action at that time.
Ends/ Monday, February 02, 2015
Issued at HKT 18:00
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