Products found to contain undeclared medicines
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| Australia: Safety advisory: Lang Yi Hao tablets were found to contain undeclared sildenafil and chloramphenicol |
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has tested product labelled Lang Yi Hao tablets and found that the tablets contain the undeclared substances sildenafil and chloramphenicol. Consumers are advised that sildenafil is a prescription-only substance in Australia, and chloramphenicol is a broad spectrum antibiotic.
Lang Yi Hao tablets pose a serious risk to health and should not be taken. 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 any concerns arising from the use of the product.
Please refer to the following website in TGA for details:
http://www.tga.gov.au/alert/lang-yi-hao-tablets
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/ Thursday, April 28, 2016
Issued at HKT 13:00
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