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Originator: MHRA Drug Alerts

From: Alison Bunce - Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Issue date: 17-Oct-2019 14:00:25

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
  • GP Practices

Action category: Class 2: Action within 48 hours

Title: CLASS 2 DRUG ALERT, ACTION WITHIN 48 HOURS, TEVA UK LIMITED TRADING AS RATIOPHARM GMBH, RANITIDINE EFFERVESCENT TABLETS 150MG AND 300MG

Broadcast content:
Teva UK Limited, trading as Ratiopharm GmbH,  is recalling all unexpired stock of  Ranitidine Effervescent Tablets 150mg and 300mg from pharmacies as a precautionary measure due to possible contamination with an impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) which has genotoxic and carcinogenic potential.

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: GP Practices: Please share this alert within your practice to assist the management of patients who use these medicines.
NHS England Regional Offices: Please cascade this alert to community pharmacies.


Alert reference: EL (19)A/27

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


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