The 2024 figures are lower than those in 2023, when 1.12 million units of illegal health products were seized. - PHOTOS: HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY
SINGAPORE (Bernama): Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) seized 970,707 units of illegal health products and removed 7,351 products listings from local e-commerce and social media platforms last year, thanks to coordinated efforts and joint enforcement actions with both local and overseas agencies.
Among the seized items, codeine cough syrup accounted for the majority (54 per cent), followed by sexual enhancement medicines (19 per cent), sedatives (18 per cent), and other prescription medicines (nine per cent).
