Other safety alerts
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| Canada: Dozens of health products seized from Aphrodite Aesthetic Clinic in North York, Ontario, may pose serious health risks |
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Health Canada is advising Canadians that it has seized health products from Aphrodite Aesthetic Clinic (3311 Bayview Avenue, Unit 101, North York, Ontario) because they may pose serious health risks. Health Canada seized various types of products that may have been administered at this clinic as well as the following unauthorized products that consumers may have purchased for use at home:
- Empecid (antifungal vaginal tablets): labelled to contain clotrimazole
- Gentacin ointment 0.1% (antibiotic ointment): labelled to contain gentamicin sulfate
- Nitrol (anti-angina ointment): labelled to contain nitroglycerin
- Orlistat Hexal (weight-loss capsules): labelled to contain orlistat
Consumers should not use products from this clinic. Consult with a licensed health care professional if they have used any of these products or if they have received treatment from Aphrodite Aesthetic Clinic and have health concerns.
Please refer to the following website in Health Canada for details:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/../70749a-eng.php
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products.
Ends/Friday, Aug 16, 2019
Issued at HKT 16:00
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