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| Singapore: HSA Alert: Three products found to contain potent medicinal ingredients, including steroids and high levels of banned substance sibutramine; two consumers developed adverse effects (English only) |
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The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is alerting members of the public not to purchase or consume the following 3 products because HSA’s analysis of the products revealed that they contained potent medicinal ingredients, including tadalafil (an erectile dysfunction medicine), steroids and sibutramine (a banned weight loss medicine), and 2 consumers experienced adverse effects after taking the products:
- LORENXO DELICIOUS PURE CHOCOLATE SUPPLEMENT (contains tadalafil)
- DND Rx9 (contains dexamethasone, diclofenac, prednisolone)
- MOFA COFFEE (contains sibutramine)
LORENXO DELICIOUS PURE CHOCOLATE SUPPLEMENT was marketed online as a dietary supplement and was falsely labelled to contain only natural ingredients. A man in his 30s experienced severe headaches after taking the product which he purchased from a local e-commerce platform. His doctor diagnosed the headaches to be an adverse effect associated with a potent medicinal ingredient in the product. It was subsequently tested by HSA to be tadalafil, a prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction that should only be given under medical supervision. Use of tadalafil without proper medical supervision is dangerous and can increase the risk of serious adverse effects, including heart attacks, stroke, headaches, migraines, irregular heart rate and priapism (painful and exceedingly long erections).
A man in his 30s developed Cushing’s syndrome (a serious steroid-induced condition characterised by a round face or ‘moon face’ appearance) after taking DND Rx9 for several months for gout. He had obtained the product by courier from Malaysia via the seller’s website. Based on his symptoms and abnormal blood results, his doctor suspected that the product could be adulterated with steroids. HSA tested DND Rx9 to contain the potent steroids, dexamethasone and prednisolone, and a painkiller, diclofenac. Long-term unsupervised use of such steroids can also cause increased blood sugar levels, which could lead to diabetes and other serious adverse effects. Unsupervised use of diclofenac can lead to damage and bleeding of the stomach.
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority officers at Changi Airfreight Centre had noticed anomalies in the scanned images of two parcels from Malaysia. After further checks, they uncovered consignments declared as MOFA COFFEE and referred the parcels to HSA for further investigation. MOFA COFFEE was labelled to aid appetite suppression and to contain natural ingredients such as coffee extract, white kidney bean extract and garcinia cambogia. However, HSA tested MOFA COFFEE to contain high levels of sibutramine, which may cause serious adverse effects when consumed. Sibutramine was a prescription-only weight loss medicine that has been banned in Singapore since 2010 due to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Other serious health consequences include heart problems and central nervous system disorders (e.g., psychosis and hallucinations).
Please refer to the following website in HSA for details:
http://www.hsa.gov.sg/announcements/press-release/hsa-alert-three-products-found-to-contain-potent-medicinal-ingredients-including-steroids-and-high-levels-of-banned-substance-sibutramine
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products.
Ends/Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Issued at HKT 16:30
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