Healthcare

Chinese medicines recalled due to quality issue

The Department of Health instructed a local manufacturer of proprietary Chinese medicine, Chaisentomg Pharmaceutical Factory Limited, to recall from...

Chinese medicines recalled due to quality issue

The Department of Health instructed a local manufacturer of proprietary Chinese medicine, Chaisentomg Pharmaceutical Factory Limited, to recall from...

Three batches of Navelbine injection recalled

The Department of Health endorsed a voluntary recall of three batches of a registered pharmaceutical product Navelbine Injection by its licensed drug...

Pharmacy and Poisons Board launches new website

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Hong Kong announced the official launch of its new website at www.ppbhk.org.hk.

Singapore's Firma eyes Hong Kong medical market

Firma Medical Aesthetics Group opened its first clinic in Hong Kong in a 5,200 square space on Duddell Street in Central.

Patient Satisfaction Survey report endorsed by HA

The Hospital Authoritydiscussed and endorsed the first HA-wide Patient Satisfaction Survey report.

Sennosides drugs recalled

The Department of Health instructed Welfore Co Ltd, to recall four of its sennosides drugs from shelves as market surveillance conducted by DH...

Hua Xia Healthcare profit up 7-fold to HK$31.5mn

The company explores further opportunities from China’s Healthcare Reform and the New 12th Five Year Plan.

Health chief warns of imported E coli cases

Secretary for Food & Health Dr York Chow warns Hong Kong may eventually face an imported case of the deadly E coli infection that has afflicted...

DH recalls Potassium Chloride Injection

The Department of Health instructed the Baxter Healthcare Ltd., a licensed drug wholesaler, to recall three batches of Potassium Chloride Injection...

Hospital Authority allocates more nursing fund

The Hospital Authority has earmarked an additional $200 million this year to strengthen the recruitment and retaining of nursing manpower. It seeks...

Trace amount of iodine, caesium detected in King's Park

The minute amount of artificial radionuclide Iodine-131 and caesium-137 has been detected in an air sample collected at King's Park.

Tobacco duty to increase by 41.5%

The Government tabled the Dutiable Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2011 at the Legislative Council.

HK to suspend avian importation from South Africa

The Centre for Food Safety has suspended processing applications for imports of poultry, game birds and their products from the Republic of South...

Private hospitals not to expand maternity services

Private hospitals have agreed not to expand their maternity services in the short term.

Experts discuss optimal use of medical devices

Experts from WHO and Western Pacific countries are meeting in Hong Kong to discuss a draft strategy for the optimal use of medical devices.

Hospital Authority to recruit 330 doctors

Secretary for Food & Health Dr. York Chow says the Hospital Authority plans to recruit about 330 doctors in the current fiscal year.

Warning issued against benzocaine products

An alert has been issued on the use of benzocaine products due to its potentially fatal side effect by the Department of Health.