The Department of Health has ordered the recall of a batch of proprietary Chinese herbal tablets, [Golden Leaf] No. 1 Bashiwan, which has been wrongly labelled.
The department today instructed TCM Universal Pharmaceuticals Factory to recall the product, following an investigation into a public complaint.
Samples of Bashiwan have been found to be yellow in colour, which is differs from the black pills on the registration record.
The investigation also found the yellow tablet should be another proprietary Chinese medicine named [Golden Leaf] Kangguzengsheng Pian, which was also registered by TCM Universal.
Preliminary risk assessment showed that consumption of Kangguzengsheng Pian in Bashiwan’s dosage was unlikely to pose an immediate health risk.
The department urged people who feel unwell after taking the product to stop using it and seek a doctor’s advice.
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