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Medicine Quality Alert: Class 2 Medicines Recall Notification: Recall of batch 2211011 Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1% w/v) manufactured by Shijiazhuang No.4 Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd India, due out a color change from a clear colorless solution to a yellow or pale amber solution

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: 18 September 2023

Alert type: Medicine Quality Alert

Issue date:  22/01/2024

Medicine Quality Alert Reference Number : REC/2024/002

Company Name : Crown Healthcare Limited

Product name : Blink Infusion

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient: Paracetamol 1g/100ml

Batch Number

Pack Size

Date of Manufacture

Date of expiry

2211011

100ml

11.2022

11.2024

Brief description of the problem

Crown Healthcare Limited is recalling batch 2211011 of Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1%w/v) due to noted 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 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.

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 Safaricom:+254 721 200 400| Airtel: +254 733 200 400

Promptly report any case/s of suspected substandard and fasified product or adverse reactions or insufficient control of symptoms to the nearest healthcare facility or the Pharmacy and Poisons Board through the following channels:

For any further enquiries contact the post-marketing surveiilance unit at the Pharmacy and Poisons Baord via email at pms@ppb.go.ke

 

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