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Originator: MHRA Drug Alerts

From: Himal Makwana

Issue date: 13-Feb-2020 10:08:43

This alert has been issued to:
  • 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

  • MHRA (Medicines) Drug Alerts (Various Recipients)
  • Other contacts
  • Independent Healthcare Providers (registered with CAS)
  • 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
  • GP - Locum
  • Dispensing GP Practices
  • GP Practices
  • DHSC Supply Disruption - Medicines
  • Out of hours contacts
  • Primary Care Networks

Action category: Class 2: Action within 48 hours

Title: CLASS 2 DRUG ALERT, ACTION WITHIN 48 HOURS, ACCORD-UK LTD, GLICLAZIDE 40MG TABLETS (NORTHSTAR LIVERY)

Broadcast content:
Accord-UK Limited is recalling all unexpired stock of the batch listed in the alert (in Northstar Livery) from pharmacies and wholesalers as a precautionary measure due to out of specification results for dissolution, obtained during routine stability testing.

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.


Additional information: NHS England Regional Offices: Please cascade this alert of Community Pharmacy.
GP Practices: This alert is relevant to Dispensing GP Practices.


Alert reference: EL (20)A/08

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


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