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Originator: MHRA Drug Alerts

From: Alison Bunce - Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Issue date: 09-Apr-2019 14:00:07

This alert has been issued to:
  • MHRA (Medicines) Drug Alerts (Various Recipients)
  • NHS Regional Offices
  • NHS Foundation Trusts (England) - Medical Director
  • NHS Trusts (England) - Medical Director
  • Territorial CMOs in Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • Regional Directors of Public Health

  • Clinical Commissioning Groups
  • NHS Foundation Trusts (England) - Chief Executive
  • MHRA (Medicines) Drug Alerts - Non-NHS Recipients
  • Director of Public Health
  • NHS Trusts (England) - Chief Executive

Action category: Class 4: For information

Title: DRUG ALERT CLASS 4, FOR INFORMATION, MARTINDALE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, CHLORAMPHENICOL 0.5% W/V ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS

Broadcast content: There are two issues with all unexpired batches of this product, PL 00156/0109, legal status 'P':
  • The Braille is missing from the carton
  • Packs contain the Patient Information Leaflet for the product with legal status 'POM'
Full details of the drug alert are included in the attached PDF file. Please forward to listed recipients. This information is also published on the MHRA website https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts  

Please do not cascade this alert to GPs other than dispensing GPs


Alert reference: EL (19)A/09

Attachments:
Cascade to:
  • #COMMUNITYPHARMACISTS#
  • #DISPENSING GP#
  • #HospitalPharmacy#


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