Drug alerts - 2016
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Drug alerts issued by DoH for 2016
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- PHC/17/2016 - Drug Alert Class 4 - Medicines Defect Information Caution in Use Distribute to Pharmacy Level Medreich Amoxicillin Sugar Free Suspension 250mg/5ml Amoxicillin Sugar Free Suspension 125mg/5ml
- PHC/16/2016 - Drug Alert - Class 2 Medicines Recall Action Within 48 Hours Wholesaler and Pharmacy Level Recall TEVA UK Limited Evacal D3 1500MG/400iu Chewable Tablets (calcium carbonate / colecalciferol)
- PHC/15/2016 - Drug Alert Class 3 - Medicines Recall Action Within 5 Days Wholesaler, Pharmacy and Hospital Pharmacy Level Recall Amdipharm UK Limited Hydrocortisone 100mg/1ml Solution for Injection (Hydrocortisone Sodium Phosphate)
- PHC/14/2016 - Drug Alert Class 2 - Medicines Recall Action Within 48 Hours Wholesaler and Pharmacy Level Recall Teva UK Limited Nacrez 75 microgram Film-coated Tablets (Desogestrel)
- PHC/13/2016 - Drug Alert Class 2 - Medicines Defect information Caution in Use Distribute to Hospital Pharmacy Level EcoLab Klerpack BD Syringe Multi-Pack
- PHC/12/2016 Drug Alert Class 2 - Medicines Recall Action Within 48 Hours Patient, Pharmacy and Wholesale Level Recall NovoNordisk Ltd GlucaGen HypoKit 1mg (glucagon)
- PHC/11/2016 - Drug Alert Class 4 - Medicines Defect Information Caution in Use Distribute to Hospital Pharmacy Level Bochringer Ingelheim Limited Actilyse 20mg and 50mg Powder and solvent for solution for injection and infusion (alteplase)
- PHC/10/2016 - Drug Alert Class 2 - Medicines Recall Action within 48 Hours Pharmacy Level Recall Glaxo Wellcome UK Limited Respontin Nebules 250micrograms/1ml Respontin Nebules 500micrograms/2ml (Ipratropium Bromide)
- PHC/9/2016 - Drug Alert Class 2 - Medicines Defect Information Caution in Use for all strengths and all batches Caduceus Pharma Ltd Pemetrexed 25mg/ml Concentrate for solution for Infusion. 100mg in 4ml; 500mg in 20ml; 1000mg in 40ml
- PHC/8/2016 (update) - Drug Alert Class 2 - Medicines Recall B&S Healthcare Medikinet XL 20mg modified-release capsules Incorrectly packaged in 30mg cartons (methylphenidate hydrochloride)
- PHC/8/2016 - Drug Alert Class 2 - Medicines Recall B&S Healthcare Medikinet XL 20mg modified-release capsules (methylphenidate hydrochloride)
- PHC/7/2016 - Drug Alert - Class 2 Medicines Recall Santen UK Ltd Ikervis 1 mg/ml eye drops emulsion (30 single dose containers) (ciclosporin)
- PHC/6/2016 - Drug Alert Class 2 - Medicines Recall - Epistatus Midazolam 10mg in 1ml Oromucosal Solution
- PHC/5/2016 - Drug Alert Class 4 - Medicines Defect Information - Paclitaxel 100mg in 16.7ml
- PHC/4/2016 - Drug Alert - Class 2 Medicines Recall Rifadin 600mg Infusion (Rifampicin)
- PHC/3/2016 - Drug Alert - Class 4 Medicines Defect Information Crestor (Provisacor) 5mg Tablets Rosuvastatin
- PHC/2/2016 - Drug Alert Class 2 Medicines Recall Maxolon 5mg/ml, solution for injection, 2ml ampoules
- PHC/1/2016 - Drug Alert St John s Wort Tablets - Class 2 Medicines Recall