Boots recalls more medicines
Boots has recalled six more of its own-brand medicines and two Almus medicines due to the risk that plastic could have fallen into the bottles, the MHRA has announced
Boots has recalled six more batches of its own-brand medicines and one batch of Almus medicines due to the risk that plastic could have fallen into the bottles, the MHRA announced today (December 12).
The medicines watchdog issued a precautionary recall of medicines including children's paracetamol suspension, cough syrup, gripe mixture and ibuprofen suspension, two weeks after recalling five similar medicines.
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Patients with queries about the recall should talk to their local Boots team, GP or the Boots customer care team |
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The MHRA announced on November 26 Boots' concerns that a manufacturing fault in the tamper seal could have caused small pieces of plastic to fall into five batches of its cough and cold medicine brands. |
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Boots said this may have affected seven other batches of medicines (see right). The MHRA advised patients to return any of these batches purchased since September for a refund. "This is a precautionary recall by Boots and there is a low risk of plastic being found in the bottles," said Adam Burgess, head of the MHRA's defective medicines reporting centre. "There is currently no evidence that people have had any problems with these medicines." Patients who have queries over the recall are advised to speak to their local pharmacy team or GP, or they can call Boots' customer care team on 0800 915 0004. |
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The affected medicinesRecalled today: ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Paracetamol 6 Years Plus 250mg/5ml suspension 100m. Batch no: PL 00014/0619 ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Tickly Cough Relief oral solution. Batch no: PL 00014/0550 ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Paracetamol 3 Months Plus 120mg/5ml suspension 100ml. Batch no: PL 00014/0638 ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Paracetamol 3 Months Plus 120mg/5ml suspension 200ml. Batch no: PL 00014/0660 ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Cough Syrup 3 Months Plus. Batch no: PL 00014/0500 ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Gripe Mixture 1 Month Plus. Batch no: PL 00014/5236 ● Almus Paracetamol 250mg/5ml oral suspension. Batch no: PL 00014/0619 Recalled in November: ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Chesty Cough Relief 100mg/5ml oral solution. Batch no: PL 00014/0554 ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Dry Cough Relief oral solution. Batch no: PL 00014/0550 ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Mucus Cough Relief 100mg/5ml oral solution. Batch no: PL 00014/0554 ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Paracetamol 6 years plus 250mg/5ml oral solution 200ml. Batch no: PL 00014/0619 ● Boots Pharmaceuticals Ibuprofen 3 months plus 100mg/5ml oral suspension, strawberry flavour. Batch no: PL 00014/0652 ● Almus Ibuprofen 3 Months Plus 100mg/5ml oral suspension strawberry flavour. Batch no: PL 00014/0652 |
