Class 2 Drug Alert (action within 48 hours): FDC International Ltd, Chloramphenicol eye drops 0.5% in FDC, Almus and Ivax liveries - EL(07)A/26

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Dear Healthcare Professional,

The MHRA are directing FDC International Ltd to recall any remaining stock of the above products due to rough surfaces on the bottle delivery tip. Product has been distributed in the three liveries listed above.

Recipients are requested to quarantine any remaining stock and return it to their supplier for credit.
For further information please telephone Mr Santosh Amoncar at FDC International on 01329 841560.

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring this information to the attention of relevant contacts by copy of this letter. Primary Care Trusts are asked to bring this information to the attention of relevant clinics, General Practitioners and Community Pharmacists by copy of this letter.

Yours faithfully,
Ian Holloway
MHRA DMRC Manager

MHRA Distribution (further recipients by cascade):

Regional Contacts for NHS Trusts and Provider Units
Chief Pharmacists: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Prison Health Policy Unit (DH)
Medical Supplies Agency (MOD)
Chief Pharmacists:  Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Isle of Man, Gibraltar
Special Hospitals
Healthcare Commission for distribution to Independent Health Care Establishments