Medicine recalls
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| Singapore: Recall of Cafoline 300mg/30ml IV Solution for Injection (Calcium Folinate) |
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Health Sciences Authority (HSA) announces that Pills and Pokes Pte Ltd and Annwvn Healthcare Pte Ltd are recalling one batch of Cafoline 300mg/30ml IV Solution for Injection (calcium folinate) (batch number: 24115003) to the retail level as a precautionary measure due to presence of active ingredient precipitates in some vials of the batch.
The product is used as an antidote to folic acid antagonists, such as methotrexate; as an adjunct to fluorouracil in the treatment of colorectal cancer; and in the treatment of folate-deficient megaloblastic anaemia.
Please refer to the following website in HSA for details:
http://www.hsa.gov.sg/announcements/product-recall/recall-of-cafoline-300mg-30ml-iv-solution-for-injection-(calcium-folinate)
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/Thursday, Apr 17, 2025
Issued at HKT 15:30
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