MHRA Imigran recall

October 31, 2013

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has alerted pharmacies, dispensing clinics and wholesalers to return stocks of Imigran injectable. GSK UK has recalled five batches of the migraine headache medication due to a manufacturing fault which causes a small number of needles to protrude from the protective shield. It’s not a patient level recall, with the number of affected items thought to be very small and the risk to members of the public finding an affected syringe “extremely low”. However there’s a slight risk of infection from an unprotected needle, with patients urged to take extra care when using these syringes. Australian stocks are unaffected.

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MHRA Imigran recall

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