Two days ago, the Hong Kong Department of Health issued a circular calling for the public not to buy or use a labeled 'Victoria C silver fins' oral products because the products may contain a variety of unmarked and drug ingredients that have been disabled, after taking potential health hazards.
According to the Hong Kong government's official website, 'the Hong Kong Government News Network' shows that the product is produced in Hong Kong warned Tongan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen.
Last night, the State Food and Drug Administration of Vitamin C silver fins notification issue a preliminary investigation that has Tongan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen and Hong Kong Department of Health published the pictures of the same batch Victoria C silver fins were sampling , were not detected illegally added ingredients(http://www.best-news.us/).
Reporter yesterday visited Fuzhou number of pharmacies, which are not found to be exposed Victoria C silver fins.
Provincial Food and Drug Administration said the officer, the provincial bureau will be in accordance with the unified arrangement of the State Administration to deal with the problem of vitamin C silver fins, however, at present, the province Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Center yet found a product Vitamin C silver fins caused adverse reaction reports.
Hong Kong Department of Health: urged the public not to buy
Hong Kong Department of Health said yesterday, a patient in October last year due to rhabdomyolysis and hypokalemia were sent to Princess Margaret Hospital(News News http://www.best-news.us/). Survey showed that her recent return visit to the doctor once said that they had taken from the mainland to buy 'Vitamin C silver fins ', the clinical diagnosis of suspected her symptoms were possibly drug-related adverse reactions arising while the Department of Health does not have this product being imported for sale records, there is no record of his application for drug registration.
Issued by the Hong Kong Government News photo shows the bottle bottom section Drug Identification 'Tongan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd..' Hong Kong Hospital Authority's test results show that the kinds of products containing two unmarked and drug ingredients that have been disabled. ' phenacetin 'and' aminopyrine. '
In addition, product packaging labeled ingredients, including 'Vitamin C', 'acetaminophen' and 'chlorpheniramine maleate,' has not been detected.
It is understood that 'phenacetin' and 'aminopyrine' has been used as analgesic use, but because it can cause serious side effects, respectively in 1983 and 1984 in Hong Kong banned. 'Phenacetin' would lead to hemolytic anemia, methaemoglobinaemia, and sulfur heme hyperlipidemia. 'aminopyrine' would entail granulocyte white blood deficiency.
Shenzhen Tongan: Hong Kong Government mismatch Photos
Yesterday, the reporter called the Shenzhen Tongan medicine, the company staff told reporters, published by the Hong Kong Department of Health in Hong Kong were found to contain banned ingredients phenacetin and aminopyrine Victoria C silver fins not their production, the Hong Kong Health The department has not point out in the end is which manufacturers are caused by wrong with pictures. specific matters, the State Food and Drug Administration and the Shenzhen Tongan medicine is working with the Department of Health of Hong Kong negotiations, the event will find out the results to the public.
The staff also stressed the company's products is absolutely no problem. Victoria C silver fins is manufactured in strict accordance with pharmacopoeia standards, absolutely free of Hong Kong announced phenacetin and aminopyrine.
The Hong Kong Department of Health newsgroups staff said in an interview, pictures on the site is provided by the patient himself.
It is worth mentioning that, according to the test results show that Hong Kong Hospital Authority, checked 'VC Yinqiao tablets' containing two unlabeled drug ingredient phenacetin and aminopyrine, while drug labeling instructions of vitamin C, acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine maleate has not been tested. Insiders pointed out that the notification from the current point of view, the drug contained in the composition and the composition of the national drug standards discrepancies should belong to counterfeit.
Food and Drug Administration: not detected illegally added ingredients
State Food and Drug Administration of Guangdong Province yesterday morning instructed the Food and Drug Administration to verify whether the products in question for that production, ordered Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen Tongan suspended sales of the product, and enterprises to carry out supervision and inspection and product testing, focusing on inspection corporate existence fails to prescription and illegal feeding behavior of other ingredients added.
Last night, the State Food and Drug Administration of Vitamin C silver fins notification issue a preliminary investigation that has Tongan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen and Hong Kong Department of Health published the pictures of the same batch Victoria C silver fins were sampling , were not detected illegally added ingredients.
Informed that the food and drug supervision bureau has made contact with the Hong Kong Department of Health, by the Guangdong Provincial Food and Drug regulatory authorities Victoria C silver fins sample package for comparison, authenticity present, the Shenzhen Municipal Institute for Drug Control, Shenzhen has Tongan medicine Limited production, and the Hong Kong Department of Health released the same batch of pictures Victoria C silver fins were sampling. preliminary test results show that not detected illegally added 'phenacetin' and 'aminopyrine' Composition , the test results are inconsistent with the Hong Kong Hospital Authority. Tongan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen Victoria C silver fins ongoing multi-batch testing, the test results will be published.
Food and drug supervision bureau said it will further organize in-depth investigation, as indeed the drug manufacturer illegal acts will be severely punished according to law, in the case of fraudulent use of the name of the enterprise fraud crime, will be immediately transferred to public security departments for investigation. Related investigations and handling situation, will be published in a timely manner.
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Reporter visited a number of pharmacies in Fuzhou found someone's Victoria C silver fins
Yesterday, the reporter visited Fuzhou Wells road and fairy tower Street area were not found in a number of retail pharmacies in Shenzhen Tongan medicine produced by Victoria C silver fins products. Fuzhou Gulou District wells road of a pharmacy staff also argued that Following this year in March, after Victoria C silver fins again exposed security problems, when proximal to the pharmacy to buy cold medicine, selection of such products, not many people at the same time, yet received the Victoria C silver fins off the shelf products notice.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, Fuzhou, the persons concerned, at present the council is closely watching Victoria C silver fins on the progress of events. Matter is currently under investigation, on the 'non-Dong that the West and the' aminopyrine 'two ingredients banned drug ingredients in Hong Kong, China is now banned these two components alone, but still allows the use of compound and therefore, the council yet have related measures.
It is understood that, as early as September 2010, the State Food and Drug Administration had issued << >> Adverse Drug Reaction Information Bulletin to remind health workers, drug production and operation of enterprises as well as public concern in Western medicine compound preparation of vitamin C silver fins security issues.
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