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SUB-TYPE: COMPANY-LED RECALL

Company-Led Recall on PACLITAXEL VIAL 150MG Pfizer

Hospira UK Limited (Pfizer) is recalling the above batch of the Paclitaxel 6 mg/ml concentrate for solution for infusion (150mg/25ml) as a precautionary measure. This is due to a manufacturing issue which could potentially have resulted in a loss of sterility assurance.

Please visit the: MHRA website for more details on this drug alert.

The affected products' details are as follows:

PIP Code	Product Description	Supplier	Affected Batch
8121204	PACLITAXEL VIAL 150MG	PFIZER LTD	F016842AD

For stock enquiries, please contact your original supplier or local branch of Alliance Healthcare.

For medical information please contact Pfizer Medical Information Department on 01304 616161

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts.

Stock should not be consolidated and returns should be sent back to your original supplier.

The final date for accepting stock back for credit is 18 March 2020.

Please return all affected stock to your original supplier for credit. Unfortunately we can only accept stock purchased from us (Alliance Healthcare Distribution Limited). Any other stock will be returned to your stores/Pharmacies.

If you have any questions, then please contact your local Service Centre Customer Services team.

SUB-TYPE: CLASS 2 RECALL

Class 2 Recall on Emerade Auto-Injectors Bausch & Lomb UK

Pharmaswiss Česka republika s.r.o. (an affiliate of Bausch & Lomb UK Limited) is recalling all unexpired batches of the above product due to an error in one component of the autoinjector believed to cause some pens to fail to activate and deliver adrenaline.

Please visit the: MHRA website for more details on this drug alert.

The affected products' details are as follows:

PIP Code	Product Description	Supplier	Affected Batch
3849221	EMERADE 150 AUTO-INJECTOR	BAUSCH & LOMB UK	ALL STOCK
3849239	EMERADE 300 AUTO-INJECTOR	BAUSCH & LOMB UK	ALL STOCK
3849247	EMERADE 500 AUTO-INJECTOR	BAUSCH & LOMB UK	ALL STOCK

Please note that Alliance Healthcare do not stock and as this is a caution in use only we are not accepting stock returns.

For stock enquiries please contact Bausch & Lomb Customer Services: Tel: 0208 781 2991 Email: Pharma_CS@bausch.com.

For medical information enquiries please contact the Pharmacovigilance and Medical Information Officer, Tel: 0208 781 5523, Email: Pharmacovigilance.UK@bausch.com

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts.

Please return all affected stock to your original supplier for credit.

If you have any questions, then please contact your local Service Centre Customer Services team.

SUB-TYPE:

Important service update: Northern Ireland changes to NWOS cut-off times from Friday 1 January 2021

As a leading pharmaceutical wholesaler, we are continually looking for ways to support you during the current fluid situation with Brexit. We remain committed to ensuring we offer you a reliable delivery service, to ensure your patients receive the medicines they need, right when they need them during this changeover.

To ensure we can operate the best possible service for you, we need to advise you of the following change:

Effective from Friday 1 January 2021, we are moving your NWOS cut-off time.

Your new NWOS cut-off time

Details of the change and what it means to you

14:00

This is the actual time your order must have been received to ensure it is included on your next delivery.

Please do allow time for your order to transmit.

This change will only impact orders received after 14:00 for next day delivery.

If your order is urgently needed for next day delivery, please ensure your order is placed BEFORE 14:00.

Everything placed after 2pm will be next day +1

There will be no change to your current Alliance Healthcare cut off times.

We continue to review all our cut-off times and are working hard to provide the best service possible for our customers as we transition through Brexit. Please do allow time for your order to transmit and as always please check your orders very carefully.

SUB-TYPE: CLASS 2 RECALL

Class 2 Recall on Ranitidine 75mg Tabs - Various Liveries

OTC Concepts Ltd, Relconchem Ltd and Noumed Life Sciences Ltd are recalling all unexpired batches of the below products from pharmacies and retail stores as a precautionary measure due to possible contamination with an impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) which has genotoxic and carcinogenic potential. Medreich Plc are recalling specific batches of the above products from pharmacies and retail stores as a precautionary measure due to possible contamination with an impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) which has genotoxic and carcinogenic potential.

Please visit the: MHRA Website .

The affected products' details are as follows:

PIP Code	Product Description	Supplier	Affected Batches
1130608	ALMUS RANITIDINE TAB 75MG	NOUMED LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED	ALL STOCK
2978211	GAVILAST H2 TAB	NOUMED LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED	ALL STOCK
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	Ranitidine 75mg Tablets	OTC Concepts Limited	PLEASE REFER TO THE MHRA LINK ABOVE
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	Ranitidine 75mg Tablets	Relonchem Limited	PLEASE REFER TO THE MHRA LINK ABOVE
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	PLEASE REFER TO THE MHRA LINK ABOVE	Medreich PLC	PLEASE REFER TO THE MHRA LINK ABOVE

OTC Concepts Limited For stock control enquiries please contact Customer Service team on +44 (0) 1484 665733 or Warehouse@dalkeithlabs.co.uk. For medical information enquiries please contact Pharmacovigilance Department on +44 (0) 1525 292344 or RanitidinePV@dalkeithlabs.co.uk

Relonchem Limited For stock control enquiries please contact Relonchem Customer Service team on +44 (0) 151 422 1200 or sales@relonchem.com For medical information enquiries please contact Relonchem Pharmacovigilance Department on +44 (0) 151 556 1857 or medicalinformation@relonchem.com

Noumed Life Sciences Limited For stock control enquiries please contact Noumed Life Sciences Limited Customer Service team on +44 (0) 2033998900 or nicole.mascowe@noumed.co.uk For medical information enquiries please contact Noumed Life Sciences Limited Pharmacovigilance Department on Tel +44 (0) 2033998960 or akhtarhms@skayedzan.co.uk

Medreich PLC For stock control enquiries please contact Medreich Plc. Customer Service team on +44 (0) 20 8831 1580 or cs_team@medreich.co.uk For medical information enquiries please contact Medreich Plc. Pharmacovigilance Department on +44 (0) 20 8831 1580 or qagroup@medreich.co.uk .

If you have any questions, then please contact your local Service Centre Customer Services team.

SUB-TYPE: CLASS 3 RECALL

Class 3 Recall on Folic Acid Tablets BP 5mg Accord-UK Ltd

Accord-UK Ltd has informed us of an issue related to decommissioning of the above batch. Upon decommissioning at the pharmacy, there have been reports stating that when scanning the serialised 2D code, the status of packs may report as ‘EXPORT.' Although there is no risk to product quality, any remaining stock should be quarantined and returned.

Please visit the: MHRA website for more details on this drug alert.

The affected products' details are as follows:

PIP Code	Product Description	Livery	Affected Batch
1082742	FOLIC ACID TAB 5MG	Accord-UK	HU57
1115724	FOLIC ACID TAB 5MG	Accord-UK	HU57
1117191	FOLIC ACID TAB 5MG	Accord-UK	HU57
1077692	FOLIC ACID TAB 5MG	Accord-UK	HU57

For stock control enquiries please contact Accord-UK Ltd Customer Services Team on 0800 373573.

For medical information enquiries please contact Accord-UK Ltd Medical Information Department on 01271 385257.

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts.

If you have any questions, then please contact your local Service Centre Customer Services team.

SUB-TYPE: CLASS 2 RECALL

Class 2 Recall on Omeprazole 40 mg powder for solution for infusion Sandoz Limited

Sandoz Limited is recalling the above batch due to the occurrence of degradation in some vials, resulting in green discoloration of the powder in the vial, leading to increased levels of impurities/degradation products in the medicine. The manufacturer has confirmed the root cause to be an extended exposure to a UV light located within the warehouse and this only affects the batch listed above.

Please visit the: MHRA website for more details on this drug alert.

The affected products' details are as follows:

PIP Code	Product Description	Livery	Affected Batch
1170133	OMEPRAZOLE PDR VIAL 40MG	Sandoz Limited	JS1355

For enquiries relating to stock returns please contact Sandoz Limited Customer Services on 01276 698607 or email sales.sandoz-gb@sandoz.com

For medical information enquiries, please contact Sandoz Medical Information Team on 01276 698101 or email sandozgb@EU.propharmagroup.com

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts.

If you have any questions, then please contact your local Service Centre Customer Services team.

SUB-TYPE: CLASS 2 RECALL

Class 2 Recall on Mitomycin-C Kyowa, powder for solution for injection Kyowa Kirin Limited

Kyowa Kirin Ltd is recalling all unexpired batches of the products as a precautionary measure due to deviations from the aseptic manufacturing processes during the manufacture of the sterile active pharmaceutical ingredient and excipients.

Please visit the: MHRA website for more details on this drug alert.

The affected products' details are as follows:

PIP Code	Product Description	Supplier	Affected Batch
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	MITOMYCIN-C KYOWA, 2 MG, POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION	KYOWA KIRIN LIMITED	ALL STOCK
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	MITOMYCIN-C KYOWA, 10 MG, POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION	KYOWA KIRIN LIMITED	ALL STOCK
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	MITOMYCIN-C KYOWA, 20 MG, POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION	KYOWA KIRIN LIMITED	ALL STOCK
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	MITOMYCIN-C KYOWA 40 MG, POWDER FOR INTRAVESICAL SOLUTION	KYOWA KIRIN LIMITED	ALL STOCK

Alliance do not stock these products and therefore we are not accepting stock returns.

For Stock enquiries please contact:

Stuart Hay, Commercial Director

Telephone: +44 (0) 1896 664045

Mobile: +44 (0) 7968 983286

E-mail: Stuart.Hay@kyowakirin.com

Iain Crolla, Commercial Manager

Telephone: +44 (0) 1896 661661

Mobile: +44 (0) 777 6748868

E-mail: Iain.Crolla@kyowakirin.com

For Medical Information enquiries please contact:

Medical Information Direct Line: + 44 (0)1896 664 000

E-mail: medinfo@kyowakirin.com

For Quality information please contact:

Hazel Kennett (Responsible Person) on telephone number

Telephone: +44 (0) 1896 664025

Mobile: +44 (0) 7989 991831

E-mail: Hazel.Kennett@kyowakirin.com

Martin Smith (Responsible Person)

Telephone: +44 (0)1896 664030

Mobile: +44 (0)7904 671 807

E-mail: Martin.Smith@kyowakirin.com

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts.

Please return all affected stock to your original supplier for credit.

If you have any questions, then please contact your local Service Centre Customer Services team.

SUB-TYPE: CLASS 2 RECALL

Class 2 Recall on Nutriflex Omega Plus, Nutriflex Omega Special & Unlicensed supplemented products

B Braun is initiating a recall of certain batches of the below products as a precautionary measure. This is because ongoing product monitoring has identified that some bags may not comply with the required specification throughout the product shelf-life.

Please visit the: MHRA Website .

The affected products' details are as follows:

PIP Code	Product Description	Supplier	Affected Batches
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	NUTRIFLEX OMEGA PLUS	B. BRAUN MEDICAL LTD	PLEASE REFER TO THE MHRA LINK ABOVE
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	NUTRIFLEX OMEGA SPECIAL	B. BRAUN MEDICAL LTD	PLEASE REFER TO THE MHRA LINK ABOVE
ALLIANCE DO NOT STOCK	UNLICENSED SUPPLEMENTED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED FROM NUTRIFLEX OMEGA PRODUCTS	B. BRAUN MEDICAL LTD	PLEASE REFER TO THE MHRA LINK ABOVE

Alliance Healthcare do not stock. Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts.

Please return all affected stock to your original supplier for credit.

If you have any questions, then please contact your local Service Centre Customer Services team.

SUB-TYPE: CLASS 2 RECALL

Class 2 Recall on Ranitidine Soln Sf 150mg/10ml

Rosemont Pharmaceuticals Limited is recalling all unexpired stock of the above products from pharmacies as a precautionary measure due to possible contamination with an impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) which has genotoxic and carcinogenic potential.

Please visit the: MHRA website for more details on this drug alert.

The affected products' details are as follows:

PIP Code	Product Description	LIvery	Affected Batch
6288963	RANITIDINE SOLN SF 150MG/10ML	ROSEMONT PHARMA	ALL STOCK
1149277	RANITIDINE SOLN SF 150MG/10ML	ROSEMONT PHARMA	ALL STOCK
1151570	RANITIDINE SOLN SF 150MG/10ML	ROSEMONT PHARMA	ALL STOCK
1133701	RANITIDINE SOLN SF 150MG/10ML	ROSEMONT PHARMA	ALL STOCK

For stock control enquiries please contact Perrigo Customer Service team on +44 (0)1226 704711 or customerservice@perrigouk.com

For medical information enquiries please contact Perrigo Pharmacovigilance Department on +44 (0)203 598 9603 or UKLOCustomerService@perrigo.com

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts.

If you have any questions, then please contact your local Service Centre Customer Services team.

SUB-TYPE: CLASS 4 CAUTION IN USE

Class 4 Caution in Use on Rifadin (Rifampicin) 150mg Capsules

Aventis Pharma Limited t/a Sanofi has informed the MHRA that a change to the Patient Information Leaflet concerning possible side effects for Rifadin (rifampicin) 150mg Capsules has not been implemented by the required timeline.

Please visit the: MHRA website for more details on this drug alert.

The affected products' details are as follows:

PIP Code	Product Description	Supplier	Affected Batch
240838	RIFADIN CAP 150MG	SANOFI	9G020A

For medical information enquiries, please contact Sanofi Medical Information, Tel +44 (0) 845 372 7101; email uk-medicalinformation@sanofi.com.

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts.

Please note that this is a caution in use only and we are not accepting stock returns.

If you have any questions, then please contact your local Service Centre Customer Services team.