HomeNews Updates

MACAU’S PHARMACEUTICAL BUREAU: INFLAMMATION DRUG DIPROSPAN WITHDRAWN FROM LOCAL MARKET

<strong>MACAU’S PHARMACEUTICAL BUREAU: INFLAMMATION DRUG DIPROSPAN WITHDRAWN FROM LOCAL MARKET</strong>

A FAIR WITH 15 STALLS AT COLOANE’S LAI CHI VUN SHIPYARDS SET TO OPEN THIS MONTH 
OLYMPIC WORLD BEACH GAMES CANCELLED AFTER BALI PULLS OUT AS HOST LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE THE START  
SAM HOU FAI ACCEPTED AS MACAU’S CE ELECTION CANDIDATE, TO PRESENT POLITICAL PLATFORM NEXT SATURDAY 

Belgium medicine Diprospan Injection 1ml batches U019788, U027875, U037539, W001030 and W026080 have been withdrawn from local market after manufacturer Schering-Plough Labo N.V. found stainless steel particles in those batches, prompting the company to recall them, Macau’s Pharmaceutical Administration Bureau (ISAF) announced recently. The bureau was notified by the drug’s local importer that has also immediately asked all medical institutions in Macau to stop using the batches. The product is a prescription drug used to treat inflammation, according to ISAF.

Photo: ISAF

COMMENTS

DISQUS: 0