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09/24/2012
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The Surveillance of São Paulo Anvisa informed that 19 bottles of Harp 100 were seized in the city of Votuporanga. Suspended since December 2009 for not having registration in the Agency, the product has been marketed under the claim of being a herbal medicine.
The trade is done through the Internet and people who call themselves representatives and address individual users, if observed in Votuporanga. Advertising of the product states that it is indicated for chronic pain of the spine and diseases such as arthritis, osteoarthritis and rheumatism.
Police Votuporanga investigates a case of suspicious death, whose victim was using the product. The father of this victim also is hospitalized with the same symptoms, after making use of the Harp 100.
The Regional Pharmacy Council of São Paulo formalized complaint against the drug without registration. There is suspicion that it contains corticosteroids, and other anti-inflammatory drugs.
See photo of the product without registration.
Source: ANVISA
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