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MHRA issues recall notice for Oxylan 40mg tablets  

The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class two medicines recall for Oxylan 40mg prolonged-release tablets of GL Pharma.

GL Pharma is recalling the below batch of the tablets due to out of specification results for dissolution obtained during routine stability testing.


Product Details

Oxylan 40mg prolonged-release tablets, PL 21597/0064

Active pharmaceutical ingredient: Oxycodone Hydrochloride

Batch NumberExpiry DatePack SizeFirst Distributed
9F119A31/05/20245602/06/2020

The healthcare professionals have been adviced to stop supplying the batch immediately and remove it from the shelves within the pharmacy.

It has also been suggested to quarantine all remaining stock and return it to the supplier using approved process.

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