One of the products, MOFA COFFEE, contains a prescription-only weight loss medicine that is banned in Singapore due to increased risks of heart attack and stroke.
SINGAPORE: Members of the public have been warned by the Health Sciences Authority against buying several products that were found to contain"potent medicinal ingredients".
The authority added that it has worked with the platform adminstrators to remove the affected listings. It has also alerted its Malaysian counterpart to "DND Rx9" and "MOFA COFFEE", which were purchased or sourced from Malaysia. "A man in his 30s experienced severe headaches after taking the product, which he purchased from a local e-commerce platform."
Long-term unsupervised use of such steroids can also cause increased blood sugar levels, which could lead to diabetes and other serious adverse effects. Unsupervised use of diclofenac can lead to damage and bleeding of the stomach, said HSA. However, HSA found that it contained high levels of sibutramine, a substance which has been banned in Singapore since 2010.Other serious health consequences include heart problems and central nervous system disorders like psychosis and hallucinations.
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