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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981

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NOTE ALL REACTIONS OR SIDE EFFECTS AFTER ADMINISTRATION AND, IF ANY, REPORT TO THE DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.

* REPLACE CAP TIGHTLY AFTER TAKING THE MEDICINE.

* DO NOT TAKE CHINESE AND WESTERN MEDICINES AT THE SAME TIME,

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PREGNANT WOMEN AND LACTATING MOTHERS SHOULD TAKE MEDICINES ONLY UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS OF DOCTORS OR PHARMACISTS.

SHOULD NOT TAKE MEDICINES SPECIALLY PRESCRIBED FOR OTHER PERSONS NOR SHOULD THEY RECOMMEND MEDICINE TO OTHER PEOPLE.

* NEVER TAKE ANY MEDICINES RECOMMENDED BY FRIENDS OR

RELATIVES.

* DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO HELP THEMSELVES TO ADMINISTER

MEDICINES, EVEN VITAMINS.

THE CHIEF PHARMACIST REFUTED ALLEGATIONS THAT HONG KONG IS THE +DUMPING+ GROUND OF DANGEROUS AND SHODDY MEDICINES.

HE POINTED OUT THAT ANY IMPORTER WHO WISHED TO IMPORT A DRUG TO HONG KONG WOULD HAVE TO OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, ENDORSED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AFTER VERIFICATION THAT THE DRUG HAD BEEN REGISTERED AND WAS FROM A PROPER MANUFACTURER.

SINCE JULY 1978 WHEN THE LAW WAS ENFORCED, A NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AGAINST DEALERS SELLING UNREGISTERED PRODUCTS, HE ADDED.

MR LOIE ALSO SAID THAT BEFORE A DRUG IS INTRODUCED INTO THE MARKET, EXTENSIVE RESEARCH HAS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE ITS EFFICACY AND SAFETY.

+A DRUG MAY NOT THUS BE READY FOR THE MARKET WITHOUT YEARS OF RESEARCH AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS POURED INTO IT, HE SAID.

DJAKARTA MEETING FORERUNNER OF MAJOR MFA NEGOTIATIONS

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AMBASSADOR FELIPE JARAMILLO, AMBASSADOR OF COLUMBIA, MR CARLOS SANTOS-NEVES, COUNSELLOR OF BRAZİL,

COUNSELLOR OF BRAZIL, AND MR ALVARO MOERZINGER, FIRST SECRETARY OF URUGUAY, ARRIVED IN HONG KONG TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR A THREE-DAY VISIT BEFORE TRAVELLING ON TO INDONESIA TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP ON NEGOTIATIONS ON TRADE IN TEXTILES TO BE HELD IN DJAKARTA FROM APRIL 6.

COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, MR PETER TSAO, MET THE VISITORS ON ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK AIRPORT.