Alert on Counterfeit Ligaclip®Extra Ligating Clip Cartridges

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) would like to inform healthcare professionals of the illegal distribution of counterfeit LIGACLIP® EXTRA LIGATING CLIP CARTRIDGES in the United States that has been detected by the legitimate manufacturer, Ethicon Endo-Surgery (EES).To date, HSA has not received any reports of these counterfeit clips being supplied in Singapore. However, as a precautionary measure, HSA would like to alert healthcare professionals on the possibility of counterfeits of this product if these were purchased from unauthorised sources and to take the necessary preventive actions to help ensure patient safety. Please refer to the letter for more details.

 
 
Healthcare professional, Medical devices
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Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

12 Dec 2019

Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of the letters can be found on the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP). HPP is a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://www.hpp.moh.gov.sg/, and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Scroll down to the bottom navigation panel of the HPP web page. Under the Healthcare Professionals section, expand the dropdown option for ‘Healthcare Professional Portal’ and select your profession. You will be redirected to the specific HPP web page to log in.

Step 2: Click on the Restricted Content icon on the left panel of the web page and log in via SingPass.

Step 3: Click on the MOH Alert icon under the ‘Applications’ section.

Step 4: Click on the Drug Alert tab to view the DHCPLs.