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Class 4 Alert
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Thursday 3 May 2012
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): Priadel Liq 520mg/5ml
Sanofi has informed us that they have received several reports that Priadel Liquid appears cloudy rather than clear.
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Thursday 26 April 2012
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): Epistatus, Midazolam Buccal 10mg/ml sf SP
Aurum Pharmaceuticals Limited (trading as Martindale Pharma) has informed us of another incident related to incorrect screen printing on a plastic box containing a pre-filled syringe.
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Thursday 5 April 2012
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): Calcium Chloride PFS 10%
Aurum Pharmaceuticals Limited (trading as Martindale Pharma) has informed us of another incident related to incorrect screen printing on a plastic box containing a pre-filled syringe.
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Wednesday 21 March 2012
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): RABIPUR VACC (RABIES)
Aurum Pharmaceuticals Limited (trading as Martindale Pharma) has informed us that there is an error on the syringe label of the above batches associated with the scale of gradations which show nominal volume at 0.1ml intervals.
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Monday 5 March 2012
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): Adrenaline PFS & Atropine SUL
Aurum Pharmaceuticals Limited (trading as Martindale Pharma) has informed us that there is an error on the syringe label of the above batches associated with the scale of gradations which show nominal volume at 0.1ml intervals.
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Wednesday 29 February 2012
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): Epistatus, Midazolam Buccal 10mg/ml sf SP
Special Products Ltd carried out several modifications to this unlicensed product in December 2011. Information about the changes appears not to have been adequately passed on to users of the product and has the potential to result in product overdose.
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Friday 17 February 2012
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): Clexane S PFS Inj 40mg X10(S/Lock)
Sanofi-aventis have informed us that the needle caps on some syringes of the below batch require more force than usual for removal. The affected syringes can still be used but users are advised to be vigilant when preparing syringes from this batch for use. The quality of the contents of the syringes is not compromised by this finding.
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Thursday 9 February 2012
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): NuTRIflex Lipid
Further to the previous drug alerts we issued on 21 December 2011 and on 11 January 2012, B.Braun Medical Ltd have advised us that they need to release additional batches of the below NuTRIflex Lipid products which may contain particulates and should be subject to the same additional filtration process previously recommended during infusion.
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Friday 13 January 2012
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): NuTRIflex Lipid
Following our alert EL(11)A/32 issued on 21 December 2011 B.Braun Medical Ltd has advised us that additional batches of NuTRIflex Lipid products may contain particulates and should be subject to the same additional filtration process previously recommended during infusion.
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Thursday 22 December 2011
Class 4 Drug Alert (Caution in use): NuTRIflex Lipid
B.Braun Medical Ltd is issuing advice to filter several batches of the above products due to the possible presence of particulates. A full list of the affected batches can be found on the MHRA website below. We understand that replacement stock is not available over the holiday period and switching to alternative products is not always straightforward.