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| Singapore: HSA Alert: Child experienced serious adverse effects after using rash cream sold at a makeshift stall (English only) |
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Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is alerting members of the public not to purchase or use Tao Ju Hui Yi Mei Li Shang Kou Hu Li Ruan Gao (淘聚汇益美丽伤口护理软膏), which led to symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome (a serious medical condition caused by prolonged use of steroids) in a child. HSA’s analysis of this product revealed that it contained four potent medicinal ingredients (chloramphenicol, clobetasol propionate, dexamethasone and ketoconazole) including two steroids.
A four-year-old child was taken to the hospital to seek treatment for upper respiratory tract infection and was found to have symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome such as a “moon” face, excessive hair growth on the body and thinning of skin. The child’s parents had been using Tao Ju Hui Yi Mei Li Shang Kou Hu Li Ruan Gao on the child regularly for rash over the past 4 months. They had purchased the product from a local peddler at a makeshift stall in Eunos.
The product was marketed online as a “baby cream”, and was labelled to be “used for the care of small wounds, cuts and abrasion” and “acts as a physical barrier by forming a protective layer on the wound surface”. The product was also falsely labelled to “contain ingredients that cannot be absorbed by the body” and that the “ingredients contained have no medicinal effects”. On the contrary, HSA detected chloramphenicol (antibiotic), clobetasol propionate and dexamethasone (steroids), and ketoconazole (antifungal) in the cream. These ingredients can pose serious health risks, especially in children, if used without medical supervision.
HSA would like to reiterate the dangers of purchasing health products from unknown sources, especially for use in babies and children as they are at higher risk of experiencing adverse effects from undeclared potent ingredients.
Please refer to the following website in HSA for details:
http://www.hsa.gov.sg/announcements/press-release/hsa-alert-child-rashcream-makeshift-stall
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/Friday, Dec 23, 2022
Issued at HKT 14:00
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