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2019-06-27
SFDA warned from all skin-whitening injections products that contain ‘ Glutathione’ due to their risks, non-safety and non-security of the content of their additive substances, stressing that such products are not registered within SFDA and are illegally marketed.
SFDA clarified that its inspectors observed that a group of unregistered pharmaceutical products are marketed in the form of injections containing‘ Glutathione’ e.g. RM Glutathione, Tatiomax, Saluta, Reiki and Glutax with alleges that they whiten the skin through intravenous or under-skin injections and are marketed illegally, without license via the web sites or social media.
SFDA stressed the dangers of such products due to their unknown manufacturing conditions and that their safety is not guaranteed due to their content of additives and most important that they are not released by SFDDA.SFDA warned from listening to such deceptive advertisement which promote and market pharmaceutical products of unknown source that are not registered within SFDA
SFDA recommended to avoid using any pharmaceutical product that is not registered within SFDA and only to buy the products from licensed organizations and avoid purchasing same via the internet.
SFDA called on consumers to report to the SFDA National Pharmacovigilence Center of any drugs side-effects to telephone number 0112038222 Extn.2340, 2354, 5721, 2356 or e-mail:
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