Fybogel Orange - risk of contamination with metal particles

• From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
• Issued: 12 March 2014
• Alert type: Drug alert
• Medical specialty: Pharmacy

(Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited) Remaining stock should be quarantined and returned to original supplier for credit - class 2 action within 48 hours. (EL (14)A/04)

12 March 2014

Class 2 medicines recall

Action within 48 hours

Pharmacy-level recall

MDR 18-03/14

Product details

Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited

Fybogel Orange

(Ispaghula Husk)

PL 00063/0026

Alert details

Batch number		Expiry date		Pack size		First distributed
401010		1 January 2017		1 x 30		26 February 2014
401312		1 January 2017		1 x 30		01 March 2014

Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited is recalling the above batches due to a potential risk of contamination with metal particles.

Remaining stock of these batches should be quarantined and returned to the original supplier for credit. For stock enquiries, please contact Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Ltd Customer Services on 01753 506950.

For medical information enquiries please contact Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Ltd Medical Information Department on 0500 455456. 

Recipients of this drug alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts by copy of this letter. Local area teams are asked to forward this to relevant clinics, general practitioners and community pharmacists.

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Issued: 12 March 2014

From: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Alert type: Drug alert

Medical specialty: Pharmacy