Chlorpromazine 100mg Tablets
Medicine Quality Alert: Class 2 Medicines Recall Notification: Recall of Chlorpromazine 100mg Tablets (Chlorpromazine 100mg), due to cracking of tablets along the circumference almost separating into two halves
Laboratory & Allied Limited is recalling batch 79887, 82172, 82173, and 82174 of Chlorpromazine 100mg Tablets
From: Pharmacy and Poisons Board
Published: 18 September 2023
Alert type: Medicine Quality Alert
Issue date: 08/02/2024
Medicine Quality Alert Reference Number : REC/2024/003
Company Name: Laboratory & Allied Limited
Product name : Chlorpromazine 100mg Tablets
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient: Chlorpromazine 100mg
Batch Number | Pack Size | Date of Manufacture | Date of expiry |
79887 | 100 | 10/2021 | 09/2024 |
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82172 | 100 | 09/2022 | 08/2025 |
82173 | 100 | 09/2022 | 08/2025 |
82174 | 100 | 09/2022 | 08/2025 |
Brief description of the problem
Laboratory & Allied Limited is recalling batches; 79887, 82172, 82173, and 82174 of Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets due to quality defect- cracking of tablets along the circumference almost separating into two halves.
Action for healthcare professionals
Quarantine all remaining stock and stop further distribution, sale, issuing or use of batch 79887, 82172, 82173, and 82174 immediately and contact Laboratory and Allied 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.
Patients should continue to take medicines from other batches of this product other than the impacted batches and as prescribed by your healthcare professional.
If you have been taking this batch of product and you have experienced/ you experience any adverse reactions or insufficient control of symptoms, please seek medical attention. Any suspected adverse reactions should also be reported via following reporting channels;
- https://pv.pharmacyboardkenya.org/users/mpublic
- USSD code at *271#
- Email: pv@ppb.go.ke
- Telephone number. 0795743049
Further Information
For any chlorpromazine stock enquiries please contact Laboratory & Allied LimitedP.O. Box 42875-00100 GPO, Nairobi,. Kenya, by email at pv@laballied.com or via telephone 0722406189
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:
- 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 % iOS
For any further enquiries contact the post-marketing surveiilance unit at the Pharmacy and Poisons Baord via email at pms@pppb.go.ke