Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health, has alerted the public about a fake version of the Cyteal foaming solution 250mg sold in pharmacies in the country.
Dr. Manaouda Malachie signed a press release on 4th November, 2024 detailing the features of the fake antiseptic product.
“This notification of counterfeiting follows a quick check of batches G00729 and 3G05E, which showed that the bottles are not new, the units are packaged in plastic in sets of three rather than the usual single units, the smell of the solution does not correspond to the characteristic Cyteal smell and is closer to a household detergent smell, the counterfeit Cyteal solution is more viscous than the compliant Cyteal foaming solution,” Dr. Manaouda Malachie said.
He adds that the “compliant Cyteal is a pale yellow viscous solution that foams when shaken,”.
Cyteal is an antiseptic product used for cleansing infected skin and mucous membrane lesions that are infected or at risk of infection.
The Public Health Minister calls on the public to “report any adverse events that may arise to the following address alertevigilancedpm/cameroon@gmail.com ; or return the said products to suppliers, if any change in the organoleptic properties of the product is observed.”
This new warning comes barely weeks after the Public Health Minister issued a press release asking pharmacy owners to stop the sale of Maloxine batch number At220663A for similar reasons.
Kathy Neba Sina
