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Originator: MHRA Drug Alerts

From: Sze Mun Tan

Issue date: 10-Aug-2020 12:59:14

This alert has been issued to:
  • NHS Regional Offices
  • NHS Foundation Trusts (England) - Medical Director
  • NHS Trusts (England) - Medical Director

  • 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
  • Territorial CMOs in Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • Regional Directors of Public Health
  • Director of Public Health
  • NHS Trusts (England) - Chief Executive
  • GP - Locum
  • NHS 111 and Out of hours providers
  • Dispensing GP Practices
  • DHSC Supply Disruption - Medicines
  • Primary Care Networks

Action category: Class 2: Action within 48 hours

Title: CLASS 2 DRUG ALERT, ACTION WITHIN 48 HOURS, HUDDERSFIELD PHARMACY SPECIALS, PHOSPHATES SOLUTION FOR INFUSION 500ML (UNLICENSED)

Broadcast content: Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (trading as Huddersfield Pharmacy Specials) is recalling the listed batches of phosphates solution for infusion (500ml) due to observation of precipitation in batch 500609X. The decision to recall all other batches has been made as a precautionary measure.

Advice for healthcare professionals:
- Stop supplying the above products immediately and remove from the shelves within your pharmacy, wards and medicines stores. Quarantine all remaining stock and return these to your supplier using your supplier's approved process.

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 and NHS Improvement Regional Offices: Please cascade this alert to Community Pharmacies
GP Practices: Please note this alert is for Dispensing GP Practices only.


Alert reference: EL (20)A/38

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


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