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The Department of Health (DH) today (January 19) endorsed the recall from consumers of one batch (batch number: CM01474) of Saridon Tablet (registration number.: HK-24091) by a licensed drug wholesaler, Bayer Healthcare Limited (Bayer), because of a packaging error. Some boxes labelled as 20-tablet are actually 10-tablet packs.
Bayer revealed that the affected batch was manufactured in Indonesia. A total of 61,701 boxes of the affected batch have been sold to local retailers since last September.
Saridon Tablet contains paracetamol, propyphenazone and caffeine. It is an over-the-counter medicine for the relief of pain and fever.
Bayer has set up a hotline 2814 5299 for public enquiry.
"Here, contravention of the Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance (Cap 132), selling a drug with a container falsely describes the drug, might have occurred. The maximum penalty is a fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment," the DH spokesman remarked.
"As investigation is still ongoing, the DH will seek advice from the Department of Justice on completion of our work on how to take the matter forward. We will also be monitoring the recall," the spokesman added.
Ends/Thursday, January 19, 2012
Issued at HKT 20:39
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