Medicine recalls
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| The United Kingdom: Class 2 Medicines Recall: Boots Paracetamol 500 mg tablets (16s) |
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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announces that Aspar Pharmaceuticals Limited have informed the MHRA of an error related to one batch of Boots Paracetamol 500 mg tablets (16s) (batch number: 241005), a product manufactured by Aspar Pharmaceuticals Limited and distributed by The Boots Company PLC.
Following a customer complaint, it was identified that the foil blister inside the carton of Paracetamol 500 mg tablets (16s), incorrectly states ‘Aspirin 300 mg Dispersible Tablets’. Aspar pharmaceuticals have retrieved and inspected the reported batch and confirmed that the tablets in the blister packs are Paracetamol 500 mg tablets. The impacted batch is only sold in Boots stores and Boots online pharmacy and does not impact any other products or batches that share the same PL number packaged in different liveries.
The product is a mild analgesic and antipyretic indicated for painful and febrile conditions.
Please refer to the following website in MHRA for details:
http://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/class-2-medicines-recall-boots-paracetamol-500-mg-tablets-16s-el-25-a-slash-10
In Hong Kong, the above product is not a registered pharmaceutical product.
Ends/Thursday, Mar 6, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:30
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