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MHRA recalls Sanofi's Epilim 500mg tablets

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By pharmacy.biz StaffOct 14, 2020
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The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class two medicines recall for Epilim 500mg gastro-resistant tablets (PL 04425/0303) of Sanofi.

Sanofi has informed the MHRA that it is recalling the product batches as a precautionary measure due to out of specification results for disintegration test during routine stability testing.

Product details

Batch NumberExpiry DatePack SizeFirst Distributed
R060108/202230November 6, 2019
R060208/202230November 5, 2019
R060308/202230November 6, 2019

The healthcare professionals have been advised to stop supplying the product batches immediately and quarantine all stock and return it to their supplier using their supplier’s approved process.

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