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news.Jean-Marie Pharmacal, in response to an order from Department of Health (DH), is voluntarily recalling Delna-U Tablet (HK-07441) and two others with same formulation from the market, which DH found to have a lower than the registered amount of an active ingredient, propantheline bromide.
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The other two products Jean-Marie Pharmacal is also recalling are Elisa U tablet (HK-07463) and Triganet tablet (HK-28072).
Samples of Delna-U Tablet collected during DH’s market surveillance were found by the Government Laboratory to contain only 0.69mg of propantheline bromide per tablet, as against the registered content of 3mg per tablet.
A spokesman for DH said deviations from the registered amount of active ingredients of a pharmaceutical product could affect treatment effectiveness.
Jean-Marie Pharmacal said that all three products involved are used for the treatment of stomach pain and gastric ulcers.