Medicine recalls
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| Australia: Pharmacy Care children's paracetamol suspension for 6 to 12 years and Pharmacy Care children's paracetamol elixir for 1 to 5 years: Recall - risk of plastic fragments breaking from bottle and being ingested |
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Consumers and health professionals are advised that Cipla Australia (sponsor) and Sigma (brand owner), in consultation with the TGA, are recalling one batch of Pharmacy Care children's paracetamol suspension for 6 to 12 years (batch no: IA50046) and one batch of Pharmacy Care children's paracetamol elixir for 1 to 5 years (batch no.: IA50002).
It has been identified that the bottle grooves that secure the lids on these products could break off during opening. There is a risk that small pieces of plastic could be ingested if the issue is not identified by the user, potentially posing a choking hazard. Consumers are advised to return the affected medicine to the place of purchase for refund or replacement.
Please refer to the following website in TGA for details:
http://www.tga.gov.au/alert/pharmacy-care-childrens-paracetamol-suspension-6-12-years-and-pharmacy-care-childrens-paracetamol-elixir-1-5-years
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/ Monday, August 03, 2015
Issued at HKT 14:00 |
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