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Publication #6663
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Drug alert 37/2019
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Drug alert class 2 medicines recall no 37 2019: action within 48 hours: Creo Pharma UK Ltd (Zentiva Pharma UK Ltd) Ranitidine oral solution 30mg/ml and Tilomed Laboratories Ltd Ranitidine 150mg tablets
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Scottish Government
Drug Alerts
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Scottish Government
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NHS
SCOTLAND
DRUGS
SAFETY
RISKS
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
DRUG THERAPY
PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
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OTC Concepts Ltd, Relconchem Ltd and Noumed Life Sciences Ltd are recalling several batches of Ranitidine 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.
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2019-11-21 00:00:00
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