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Publication #8392
Reference
Drug alert 07/2025
Name
Drug Alert Class 3 Drug Alert 07 2025 – Class 3 medicines recall – action within 5 days – Parallel imports from the Italian market - Glucophage SR 500mg, 750mg & 1,000mg prolonged – release tablets
Categories
Scottish Government
Drug Alerts
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Department
Keywords
NHS
Scotland
Drugs
Safety
Risks
Pharmaceutical Industry
Medicines Recall
Description
The batches specified in Annexes A-C of the above products are being recalled by the Marketing Authorisation Holder in Italy and subsequent UK parallel distributor companies as a precautionary measure due to the product being manufactured with the incorrect grade of an excipient. The hydroxypropyl methylcellulose used in the manufacture had a viscosity level out of the authorised specification.
Contact Name
Irene Fazakerley
Contact Email
Contact Address
Contact Phone
Created
2025-02-20 09:11:00
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