PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA: Two products - Bionex and Ju Purt Jen Chin Yen (Cap Fuu Cheng) - have had their registration cancelled by the Drug Control Authority (DCA) after traces of scheduled poisons were discovered in them.

A statement from the Health Ministry's pharmacy services department said the products were found to contain sibutramine and ephedrine respectively, and could cause high blood pressure and other cardiovascular effects.

Products containing sibutramine should only be used after consultation with a doctor, while the use of ephedrine may cause restlessness, insomnia, confusion, nausea, appetite loss and dyspnea as well.

The public has been advised to stop using the two products, the statement said.

Anyone found to be in possession for sale of these products can be fined a maximum of RM25,000 or be jailed not exceeding three years or both for the first offence under the Control Of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984.