Medicine Quality Alert: Class II Medicines Recall of Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1% w/v)
Pharmacy and Poisons Board has mandated Crown Healthcare Limited to initiate an urgent recall of batch 2211011 Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1%w/v).
From: Pharmacy and Poisons Board
Published: 22nd January 2024
Recall Reference Number: REC/2024/002
Recall Classification: Class II
Recall Level: Retail/Facility Level
Manufacturer: Shijiazhuang No.4 Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, China
Local Technical Representative: Crown Healthcare Limited
Product name: Blink Infusion
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient: Paracetamol 1g/100ml
Affected counties: All
Affected batch
Batch Number | Date of Manufacture | Date of expiry | Pack Size |
2211011 | 11/2022 | 11/2024 | 100ml |
Brief description of the problem
Crown Healthcare Limited is recalling Batch 2211011 of Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1%w/v) due to the color change of the product from a clear colorless solution to a yellow or pale amber solution.
Action for healthcare professionals
Quarantine all remaining stock and stop further distribution, sale, issuing, or use of the above batches immediately. Await contact from the Crown Healthcare Limited team to arrange the return.
Action for patients and caregivers
No further action is required by patients as this product is usually administered by healthcare professionals in a hospital setting, and the recall is a Retail/Hospital Pharmacy and Wholesaler/Distributor level recall.
Further Information
For any Blink Injection stock enquiries please contact Crown Healthcare Limited P.O. Box 40449-00100 Nairobi. Kenya, by email at rahab.njuguna@crownkenya.com or via telephone at +254 721 200 400 or +254 733 200 400
Promptly report any case/s of suspected substandard and falsified product or adverse reactions or insufficient control of symptoms to the nearest healthcare facility or the Pharmacy and Poisons Board through the following channels:
- https://pv.pharmacyboardkenya.org/users/mpublic
- USSD code at *271#
- Email pv@ppb.go.ke or pms@ppb.go.ke
- Telephone No. 0795743049
- Mobile application: mPvERS both Android and iOS
For any further inquiries and feedback on the product recall, kindly contact the post-marketing surveillance unit of the Pharmacy and Poisons Board Kenya “the Board” via email at pms@ppb.go.ke
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Medicine Quality Alert: Class II Medicines Recall of Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1% w/v)