Other safety alerts
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| Australia: Melanotan – Illegal therapeutic goods |
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is advising consumers not to use Melanotan-I, Melanotan-II and similar injectable tanning products. These injectable tanning products are generally obtained through websites, which are often based overseas. They may cause serious side effects and should not be used. Side effects include darkened skin, moles, and freckles, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, spontaneous erections, flushing of the face, involuntary stretching and yawning. Consumers are also advised that there are health and safety risks associated with self-injection as it could cause serious infection. Injectable cosmetic products including tanning or beauty treatments should be used with caution and should only ever be administered under the supervision of an authorised healthcare professional.
Please refer to the following website in TGA for details:
http://www.tga.gov.au/alert/melanotan-illegal-therapeutic-goods
In Hong Kong, the above products, Melanotan-I, Melanotan-II and similar injectable tanning products, are not registered pharmaceutical products. Related news was previously issued by UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 13 Sep 2012.
Ends/Saturday, Nov 4, 2017
Issued at HKT 13:00
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