Safety Alerts and Products Recalls > Medicine recalls

Medicine recalls   Recall of Naturally Mega Glucokon Tablets (with photo)   The Department of Health (DH) today (Dec 3) instructed a licensed drug wholesaler, Julius Chen & Co. (HK) Ltd. (Julius Chen), to recall all batches of Naturally Mega Glucokon Tablets (registration number: HK-55131) from the market because the sales label of the product is unapproved. Upon the DH's investigation into a public enquiry, it was revealed that the sales label of the product in the market did not match with the approved version. As such, the product is considered as unregistered. The quality of product is nonetheless not affected. Naturally Mega Glucokon Tablets contains glucosamine and chondroitin which is used as a dietary supplement for joint health. The product can be sold over-the-counter without a prescription. According to Julius Chen, the product has been supplied to local pharmacies. So far, the DH has not received any adverse reports in connection with the product. DH’s investigation is continuing. Julius Chen has set up a hotline (2487 1301) to answer the related enquiries. The DH will closely monitor the recall.