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| Singapore: HSA Alert: Three products found to contain potent medicinal ingredients including high levels of banned substance sibutramine and erectile dysfunction medicines (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. HSA’s analysis of the products revealed that they contained potent medicinal ingredients, including sibutramine (a banned weight loss medicine), sennosides (laxative), sildenafil and tadalafil (potent erectile dysfunction medicines). The affected products are:
- Fercy Dietary Supplement Product (contains sibutramine and sennosides)
- TANDUK RUSA KUAT LELAKI (contains sildenafil)
- mentalk candy (contains tadalafil)
Fercy Dietary Supplement Product was marketed as a supplement to “help control hunger”, “reduce appetite” and “help burning and slimming”. HSA tested a sample of the product and found that it contained high levels of sibutramine. Sibutramine was a prescription only weight loss medicine banned in Singapore since 2010 due to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Other serious health consequences reported with its use include heart problems and central nervous system disorders (e.g., psychosis and hallucinations). Fercy Dietary Supplement Product was also found to contain sennosides, a laxative that is used for the relief of constipation. Adverse effects associated with its use include diarrhoea, dehydration and loss of essential minerals. Prolonged use may cause chronic constipation, fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, bloating and abdominal pain. The product was also falsely labelled to have “passed GMP audit", which may mislead consumers into believing that the product is safe and manufactured under high quality standards certified by Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority officers had alerted HSA to parcels found to contain TANDUK RUSA KUAT LELAKI and mentalk candy. HSA also detected that these products were sold on local e-commerce platforms. TANDUK RUSA KUAT LELAKI was marketed as an herbal medicine with “aphrodisiac” and “anti-impotence” effects and was tested by HSA to contain high levels of sildenafil. Mentalk candy was packaged as a candy containing only ginseng and coffee but was tested to contain very high levels of tadalafil, up to 57 times higher than its usual prescribed daily dose. Mentalk candy also carried a "certified authentic" hologram sticker and was labelled to be produced under “Sino-USA Collaboration Technology”, which may give the false impression that it is safe and of good quality. Both sildenafil and tadalafil are prescription medicines used to treat erectile dysfunction and should only be given under medical supervision. Inappropriate use of sildenafil and tadalafil is dangerous and can increase the risk of serious adverse effects, including heart attack, stroke, headache, migraine, irregular heart rate and priapism (painful and exceedingly long erections). Both sildenafil and tadalafil can also pose serious risks to certain individuals, including those with heart-related problems.
Please refer to the following website in HSA for details:
http://www.hsa.gov.sg/announcements/press-release/three-products-potent-medicinal-ingredients-21Sep
In Hong Kong, the above products are not registered pharmaceutical products.
Ends/Thursday, Sep 21, 2023
Issued at HKT 15:00
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