Co-codamol tablets recalled over two-year expiry date error
A batch of the painkillers has been recalled as a “precautionary measure” after the wrong expiry date was printed on packaging, the medicines watchdog has announced.
Manufacturer “Accord-UK Ltd is recalling a specific batch of co-codamol 8/500mg effervescent tablets”, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced yesterday (April 10).
The batch has been recalled “due to the internal tablet blister strips being printed with an incorrect expiry date”, the medicines recall notice said.
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The MHRA added that the incorrect date featured on packaging was wrong by two years – the blister strips being “incorrectly printed” with a date from 2023 instead of 2025.
The medicines watchdog stressed that the recall was a “precautionary measure” and “only packs from the specified batch are affected”.
“Stop supplying” the batch “immediately”
The MHRA said that the code for the effected batch is G2301502.
It added that healthcare professionals should “stop supplying the…batch immediately”.
“Quarantine all remaining stock and return it to your supplier using your supplier’s approved process,” it said.
But it said that “patients can continue to take medicines from this batch”.
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Last week, the MHRA recalled several batches of saline solution-based healthcare products due to an investigation into their “potential” microbiological contamination.
Meanwhile, the Department of Health and Social Care (DH) announced that a medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is out of stock until next month amid ongoing shortages of drugs to treat the condition.
