Medicine recalls

Recall of pharmaceutical products with manganese level in excess (with photos)

Dragon Link (International) Trading Company Ltd, a licensed wholesaler of pharmaceutical products, is today (September 28) recalling products which were found to have contained manganese level in excess.

A spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) said a total of 17 pharmaceutical products (see annex) with the same batch number A52108 were found by DH's market surveillance to contain 10mg of the mineral manganese instead of 5mg as per the label.

Manganese is an essential element. However, long term oral intake of high levels of manganese may cause neurological effects.

Intake based on the recommended dosage of the products, (i.e 2 capsule or 20mg daily) exceeds the upper range of tolerable intake level of 11 mg per day as recommended by health authorities.

The product was manufactured in the United States and is used as supplement for joints conditions.

The products were registered over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. They have been supplied to retailers of medicines.

Dragon Link has set up a hotline (Tel: 2479 2899) to answer enquiries.
DH will monitor the progress.

The spokesman said, "Healthcare professions and retailers are reminded to stop administering or supplying the concerned products to their clients."

People who have purchased the products should stop using them and seek medical advice if they feel unwell.

Annex - Recall of pharmaceutical products containing manganese level in excess
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1. Mediwell Aflexan MC Capsules美國康域保骨靈MC (Registration number HK-52695)
2. Actonvit Actiflex Capsules美國雅骨力 (Registration number HK-52745)
3. Sentinel Jointac MC Capsules 美國麥高雲衛骨達 (Registration number HK-52696)
4. Bodywise Anadon Capsules美國先威維骨寧 (Registration number HK-52742)
5. Humanrise Cartiflex MC Capsules美國智康健骨靈MC (Registration number HK-52700)
6. Family of Health Spenzar MC Capsules美國健之家健骨力MC (Registration number HK-52702)
7. Dr. Wiseman Cosamax MC Capsules偉士強骨力MC (Registration number HK-52699)
8. Health-Wise Osteflex Capsules美國智健維骨保 (Registration number HK-52748)
9. Dr. Brown’ Movacor Capsules美國布朗博士利骨敵 (Registration number HK-52746)
10. Navicare Nataflex MC Capsules美國健航維骨寶MC (Registration number HK-52704)
11. Maxi-Health Reflexan MC Capsules美國麥思康活骨力MC (Registration number HK-52701)
12. National Health Lifadex Capsules美國康利民維骨康 (Registration number HK-52744)
13. Dr. Westley’s Cartimax Capsules美國偉理博士嘉骨力 (Registration number HK-52703)
14. Good Health Glucrotin MC Capsules美國優健維骨明MC (Registration number HK-52697)
15. Torwo Doloxamin MC Capsules美國保骨力MC (Registration number HK-52698)
16. St. John’s Acumar Capsules美國聖約翰雅骨康 (Registration number HK-52741)
17. Power-Health Pro-Artil Capsules美國保骨敵 (Registration number HK-52743)

Ends/Monday, September 28, 2009
Issued at HKT 22:55

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Actonvit Actiflex Capsules (Registration number HK-52745).

Bodywise Anadon Capsules (Registration number HK-52742)

Dr. Wiseman Cosamax MC Capsules (Registration number HK-52699)

Family of Health Spenzar MC Capsules (Registration number HK-52702)

Health-Wise Osteflex Capsules (Registration number HK-52748)

Humanrise Cartiflex MC Capsules (Registration number HK-52700)

Mediwell Aflexan MC Capsules (Registration number HK-52695)

Sentinel Jointac MC Capsules (Registration number HK-52696)