Hong Kong Pulls Po Chai Pills on Health Risks
PO CHAI PILLS HAVE BEEN USED BY US FOR TREATING STOMACH ACHE FOR DECADES SINCE WE WERE KIDS.
AND NOW THESE PILLS ARE REPORTEDLY BANNED FOR HEALTH RISK!!
March 25 2010 (Bloomberg) --
Hong Kong 's Department of Health has instructed traditional Chinese medicine maker Li Chung Shing Tong (Holdings) to recall Po Chai pills after they were found to contain banned substances in Singapore , the South China Morning Post said.
The pills, popular among sufferers from digestion problems, were found
to contain phenolphthalein and sibutramine, substances that can lead to
serious side effects, according to a department spokesman, the newspaper said.