Medicine Quality Alert: Class II Recall Amitrip tablets (Amitriptyline 25mg) Batch Number 81647
Laboratory & Allied Limited is recalling Batch 81647 of Amitriptyline 25mg tablets.
From: Pharmacy and Poisons Board
Published: 8th February 2024
Recall Reference Number: REC/2024/004
Recall Classification: Class II
Recall Level: Retail/Facility Level
Manufacturer: Laboratory & Allied Limited, Kenya
Product name: Amitrip 25mg tablets
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient: Amitriptyline 25mg
Affected counties: All
Batch Number | Date of Manufacture | Date of expiry | Pack Size |
81647 | 07/2022 | 06/2025 | 100’s |
Brief description of the problem
Laboratory & Allied Limited is recalling batch 81647 of Amitrip tablets due to the breaking of the tablets into halves within the blister pack.
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 Laboratory and Allied Limited team to arrange the return.
Action for patients and caregivers
No further action is required by patients as this is a Retail/Hospital Pharmacy and Wholesaler/Distributor level recall. Patients should continue to take medicines from other batches of this product other than the impacted batch and as prescribed by your healthcare professional.
Further Information
For enquiries about consignments of the impacted batch, please contact Laboratory & Allied Limited by email at pv@laballied.com or via telephone at +254 722 406 189.
You are advised to 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 and pms@ppb.go.ke
- Telephone number. 0795743049
- Mobile application: mPvERS both Android and iOS
For any further enquiries and feedback on the product recall, contact the post-marketing surveillance unit at the Pharmacy and Poisons Board via email at pms@ppb.go.ke
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Medicine Quality Alert: Class II Recall Amitrip tablets (Amitriptyline 25mg) Batch Number 81647