Class 4 drug alert – Caution in Use – Chloramphenicol Antibiotic Eye Drops 0.5% w/v

09 Apr 2019

A Class 4 drug alert has been issued by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for all unexpired batches of Chloramphenicol Antibiotic Eye Drops 0.5% w/v manufactured by Martindale Pharmaceuticals Limited as listed below.

DRUG ALERT

 

Class 4 drug alert – Caution in Use

 

Ref: EL (19)A/09

09 April 2019

 Chloramphenicol Antibiotic Eye Drops 0.5% w/v

(Manufactured by Martindale Pharmaceuticals Limited)

PL 00156/0109 – legal status P

A Class 4 drug alert has been issued by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for all unexpired batches of Chloramphenicol Antibiotic Eye Drops 0.5% w/v as listed below.

Batch numbers
1810248 1901208
1811060 1901756
1811129 1901757
1811249 1901759
1812309 1901854
1812310 1902375
1812583 1902389
1901163 1902418
1901164 1902601

The affected batches contain a patient information leaflet for the prescription only medicine (POM) product and the information in braille is missing from the carton. The affected batches are not being recalled.

The correct PIL can be downloaded via the link ‘here’.

Further information can be found on the MHRA section on the GOV.UK website.

Produced by the NPA Pharmacy Services team April 2019.