Medicine Quality Alert: Class I Medicines Recall of Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1% w/v)
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has mandated Crown Healthcare Limited to initiate an urgent recall of batches CM4594005 and CM4594004 of Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1%w/v).
From: Pharmacy and Poisons Board
Date of Recall Initiation: 24th April 2025
Recall Reference Number: REC/2025/014
Recall Classification: Class I
Recall Level: Consumer-level
Manufacturer: KamlaAmrut Pharmaceutical LLP, India
Local Technical Representative: Crown Healthcare Limited
Product name: Blink Injection
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient: Paracetamol 1g/100ml
Affected counties: All
Affected batch
Batch Number | Date of Manufacture | Date of expiry | Pack Size |
CS4594005 | 09/2024 | 08/2026 | 100 ml |
CS4594004 | 09/2024 | 08/2026 | 100 ml |
Brief description of the problem
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has mandated Crown Healthcare Limited to initiate an urgent recall of Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1%w/v) batches CM4594005 and CM4594004 following market complaints of color change of the product to black.
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 inquiries on the consignments, 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 I Medicines Recall of Blink Injection (Paracetamol 1% w/v)