SINGAPORE — The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned members of the public against buying four products that were found to contain “potent medicinal ingredients”.
These ingredients included sibutramine, a weight loss substance banned in Singapore, as well as erectile dysfunction medicine tadalafil and steroids.
HSA said it has worked with platform administrators to remove the affected listings and issued warnings to the respective sellers. It also alerted its Malaysian counterpart about these four products, which were sold in Malaysia or by Malaysia-based sellers.Contrary to their claims of containing natural ingredients, HSA tests found both ENRU PLUS+ and HKT HERBA KURUS TRADISI to contain high levels of sibutramine.
A third woman experienced severe insomnia and heart palpitations after consuming HKT HERBA KURUS TRADISI.A man in his fifties was hospitalised after he took PILL HUA LUO CIN TAN for about a month. "Long-term unsupervised use of steroids can cause increased blood sugar levels leading to diabetes, Cushing’s syndrome, suppression of the immune system leading to an increased risk of infections and other serious adverse effects," said HSA, adding that unsupervised use of diclofenac can lead to serious bleeding of the stomach.HSA tests showed that PILL HUA LUO CIN TAN contained potent steroids dexamethasone and prednisolone, and painkiller diclofenac.
“Do not stop taking the product on your own as sudden stopping of the product without medical supervision may result in the worsening of underlying medical conditions or other serious withdrawal conditions,” said HSA.
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