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Publication #8369
Reference
Drug alert 03/2025
Name
Drug Alert Class 2 Drug Alert 03 2025 – Class 2 medicines recall – action within 48 hours – Bell, Sons & Co (Druggists) Ltd t/a Bells Healthcare Tesco Health Dry Cough Relief 200ml, Asda Strong Dry Tickly Cough 200ml, Almus Dry Cough Relief & Bells Dual Action Dry Cough
Categories
Scottish Government
Drug Alerts
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates
Keywords
NHS
Scotland
Drugs
Risks
Safety
Pharmaceutical Industry
Medicines Recall
Description
Bells Healthcare is recalling the listed batches of dextromethorphan hydrobromide BP containing products as a precautionary measure, due to foreign material detected in some bottles. The contamination was identified by a single customer complaint and the investigation and analysis remains ongoing. Bells Healthcare is taking precautionary action to recall the potentially impacted batches at Retail, Pharmacy and Wholesaler level and this issue may impact a number of different liveries, as listed in this notification.
Contact Name
Irene Fazakerley
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Created
2025-01-21 16:21:00
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