Class 4 drug alert – Caution in Use – Phenobarbital Sodium Injection 30mg/ml

08 Jul 2019

A Class 4 drug alert has been issued by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for certain batches of Phenobarbital Sodium Injection 30mg/ml.

Class 4 drug alert – Caution in Use – Phenobarbital Sodium Injection 30mg/ml

 

Ref: EL (19)A/16

 

08 July 2019

 

Phenobarbital Sodium Injection 30mg/ml

(Manufactured by Martindale Pharma)

 

PL 01883/6188R

 

A Class 4 drug alert has been issued by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for certain batches of Phenobarbital Sodium Injection 30mg/ml as shown in the table below.

 

Batch Number Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed
0101620 10/2020 1 x 10 21/12/2018
0102721 11/2020 1 x 10 31/01/2019
0104613 11/2020 1 x 10 05/03/2019
0104155 10/2020 1 x 10 07/01/2019

 

The EAN bar code on the batches listed above is incorrect and scans the batch as the higher strength Phenobarbital Sodium Injection 200mg/ml. Pharmacists and their teams should not use the barcode for the above batches for any dispensing or wholesaling activity.

 

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

 

Produced by the NPA Pharmacy Services team July 2019.