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| Singapore: HSA Alert: Four products found with potent or banned ingredients; Three consumers experienced adverse effects with one hospitalised for emergency surgery (English only) |
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Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is alerting members of the public not to purchase or use the following four products as they were tested to contain potent ingredients such as steroids and the banned substance, sibutramine. One consumer was hospitalised for emergency stomach surgery after taking "通脉9骨胶柔Tong Mai 9 Gu Jiao Rou", while another experienced steroid-related adverse effects after taking “EZ Empire Be Perfect” and a third had chest pain after taking “Re5hape hi Morning” and “Re5hape bye Night”. The affected products are:
- 通脉9骨胶柔Tong Mai 9 Gu Jiao Rou: contains dexamethasone (potent steroid), piroxicam (painkiller)
- EZ Empire Be Perfect: contains cyproheptadine (antihistamine and appetite stimulant), dexamethasone (potent steroid)
- Re5hape hi Morning: contains sibutramine (banned medicinal substance)
- Re5hape bye Night: contains sennosides (laxative)
A man in his 50s suffered from a perforated gastric ulcer requiring emergency surgery after taking "通脉9骨胶柔Tong Mai 9 Gu Jiao Rou" daily for about two years to manage his eczema. He also developed symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome, including a round face or “moon face”, thinning of skin and easy skin bruising. This led his doctor to suspect that the product was adulterated. He had purchased the blister packs from a peddler at a coffeeshop in Ang Mo Kio, who had also sold the product to other consumers for joint problems.
HSA tested the product to contain two potent medicinal ingredients, i.e., dexamethasone and piroxicam. HSA also observed that the product had a similar appearance to another product, “Joint-Soft”, which HSA alerted the public in 2014. “Joint-Soft” contained the same potent ingredients and caused a consumer in his 60s to be hospitalised for internal bleeding.
A woman in her 30s purchased “EZ Empire Be Perfect” online via Shopee and took the product daily for about 10 months to help her with weight gain. The product was marketed to “promote healthy weight gain” with natural ingredients such as fruit extracts and vitamins. She experienced increased appetite and gained more than 10 kg after taking the product. She also had a sudden onset of facial rashes and tiredness upon stopping it for three days. Her doctor suspected that her symptoms were due to Cushing’s syndrome and steroid withdrawal and reported the case to HSA. The product was tested to contain two potent medicinal ingredients, cyproheptadine and dexamethasone.
Another woman experienced chest pains after consuming “Re5hape hi Morning” and “Re5hape bye Night”, which she had purchased from a seller on Instagram. Both products were promoted to be taken together as part of a “health sculpting program” to reduce weight and were labelled to contain “all-natural” food extracts and vitamins. However, HSA’s analysis revealed that “Re5hape hi Morning” contained the banned substance, sibutramine, and “Re5hape bye Night” contained sennosides, a laxative. The products were also falsely labelled with “GMP” logos, which may mislead consumers into believing that the products are safe and manufactured under high quality standards certified by Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
Please refer to the following website in HSA for details:
http://www.hsa.gov.sg/announcements/press-release/hsa-alert-four-products-found-with-potent-or-banned-ingredients-three-consumers-experienced-adverse-effects
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products. Related news was previously issued by HSA, and was posted on the Drug Office website on 2 Aug 2014.
Ends/Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025
Issued at HKT 15:00
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