The Health Bureau (SSM) said in a statement on Tuesday that it is recalling “Witt Cestasin Capsules” manufactured by Vacopharm Pharmaceutical Joint-Stock Company in Vietnam because the product’s microbial limits exceeded the established pharmacological criteria.
According to the statement, the problematic remedy’s batch number is 1090319. The product is used to treat rhinitis (stuffy nose). The statement pointed out that the bureau had instructed the importers of the product to recall it.
The statement said that according to the import records, the remedy is sold in community pharmacies. The bureau urged residents who have bought the product to contact a pharmacist. It did not ask them to stop using the product.
For more information, contact the Health Bureau on 8598 3453.
(The Macau Post Daily/Macau News)
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