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Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd has informed the MHRA that there are possible side effects not reported on the Patient Information Leaflet.
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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 timel鈥�
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 7 October to 11 October
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Manufactured by Baxter 鈥� Communication error alarms may result in unintentional delay and interruption of treatment due to system shutdown.
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Manufactured by Ecolab/Microtek Medical Malta Ltd 鈥� bacterial contamination may cause an infection in patients.
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GlaxoSmithKline, trading as Glaxo Welcome Ltd, is recalling all unexpired stock of Zantac (ranitidine hydrochloride) prescription only medicines (POM) from pharmacies.
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Manufactured by Intersurgical 鈥� leaks or disconnection can result in insufficient oxygenation requiring medical intervention to avoid severe injury.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 30 September to 04 October
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The MHRA has notified Bausch and Lomb UK Limited of reports that Emerade pens have failed to activate. The MHRA is advising that Emerade devices should not be recalled.
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Manufactured by Intersurgical, used in devices made by other companies: cracks in swivel elbow connectors may lead to prescribed ventilation not being delivered.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 23 to 27 September 2019.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 16 to 20 September 2019.
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Martindale Pharmaceuticals Limited is recalling the above batch due to an issue with homogeneity.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 09 to 13 September 2019.
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Manufactured by CME (a BD company) 鈥� function may be affected by fluid getting into the pump and building up over time because of specific cleaning and disinfection practices.
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Ltd is recalling the above batch due to the potential for small particles of Aripiprazole active material to be present which may affect the efficacy of the product.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 02 to 06 September 2019.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 27 to 30 August 2019.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 19 to 23 August 2019.
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Manufactured by Equipmed and other trading names (listed in the 鈥楳anufacturer contacts鈥� section), distributed in the UK by Naturastudios. Do not use affected devices as they have been manufactured to unknown standards and th鈥�
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 5 to 9 August 2019
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 29 July to 2 August 2019
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Accord-UK Ltd is recalling the above batches due to the potential for small particles of Aripiprazole active material to be present which may affect the efficacy of the product. No relevant product complaints or adverse reac鈥�
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Summary List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 22 to 26 July 2019.
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Medicines have been taken out of the regulated medicines鈥� supply chain during distribution. The products have been parallel imported into the UK by Kosei Pharma, CST Pharma and Ordinant Medical Solutions from Italy and they 鈥�
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Manufactured by Defiteq International BV or GGT Holding BV 鈥� the safety and performance of these devices cannot be verified and their safe use can no longer be assured.
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Manufactured by Becton Dickinson (BD) 鈥� tubes may contain a hole or be damaged or deformed, potentially causing blood leakage and/or an inadequate blood-to-additive ratio leading to incorrect test results.
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Chanelle Medical is recalling the above batch because a small number of packs have been found to contain tablets which are stuck together, with mould observed on some tablets. The mould has been identified as a Penicillium s鈥�
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 15 to 19 July 2019
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Summary List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 8 to 12 July 2019.
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Pharmaswiss 膶eska republika s.r.o. (an affiliate of Bausch & Lomb UK Limited) has informed us of a risk of Emerade product failing to deliver a dose of adrenaline from the syringe due to blockage of the needle.
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Martindale Pharma has informed the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the EAN bar code for the following batches is incorrect.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 1 to 5 July 2019
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 24 to 28 June 2019
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Manufactured by Philips 鈥� devices may lose power earlier than expected and users may not realise the loss of monitoring due to no alarm, which could contribute to a delay in emergency treatment.
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Medicines have been taken out of the regulated medicines鈥� supply chain during distribution. The products have been parallel imported into the UK by B & S Healthcare from Italy and have been re-labelled in B & S Healt鈥�
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Manufactured by B. Braun Avitum AG 鈥� Malfunction of the temperature sensor can result in temperature of the dialysis fluid to be more than 卤1掳C outside the programmed values, which can lead to inadequate treatment.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 07 to 21 June 2019
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Pfizer UK Limited is recalling batches as routine stability testing has identified that levels of a known impurity, 10-oxo-docetaxel, may exceed the acceptable level at end of shelf-life.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 10 to 14 June 2019
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M & A Pharmachem is recalling the above batches because a small number of pots from each batch have been found to contain discoloured tablets due to fungal contamination.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 3 to 7 June 2019
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 27 to 31 May 2019
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Baxter Healthcare Limited has informed us that a quality defect has been identified with the above product where the front panel of a small number of infusion bags was found to be missing the red text.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 20 to 25 May 2019
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 13 to 17 May 2019
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 7 to 10 May 2019.
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Sandoz Ltd. have been notified of a potential packaging problem relating to poor seal adherence which could cause clumping of the powder within the bottle.
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Macopharma is recalling certain batches of intravenous infusion bags as a precaution. This is due to the detection of metal particles in two infusion bags.
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List of field safety notices (FSNs) from medical device manufacturers from 29 April to 3 May 2019.