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Medicine Quality Alert: Class II Medicine Recall of Medimol (Paracetamol) Suspension Batch No. M13016, Manufactured By Medivet Products Limited

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has mandated Medivet Products Limited to initiate an urgent recall of Medimol (Paracetamol) Suspension Batch No. M13016.

From: Pharmacy and Poisons Board

Published: 13th August 2024

Recall Reference Number: REC/2024/017

Recall Classification: Class II

Recall Level: Retail/Facility Level

Manufacturer: Medivet Products Limited, Kenya

Product name: Medimol Suspension

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient: Paracetamol 120mg/5ml

Affected counties: All

Affected Batch

Batch Number

Date of Manufacture

Date of expiry

Pack Size

M13016

12/23

11/26

60ml

 Brief description of the problem

The Pharmacy and Poisons Board has mandated Medivet Products Limited to initiate an urgent recall of Medimol (Paracetamol) Suspension Batch No. M13016 due to failure to comply with the test parameter on assay.

Action for healthcare professionals

Quarantine all remaining stock and stop further distribution, sale, issuing or use of the above batches immediately. Await contact from Medivet Products Limited 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. You are advised to talk to your healthcare professional if you have the above batch of Medimol Suspension. The patients should continue taking other batches of the product other than the impacted batch as prescribed by the healthcare professional.

Further Information

For enquiries about consignments of the impacted batch, please contact Medivet Products Limited at: info@medivetpl.com Tel: +254733723266

Promptly report any case(s) of adverse events and suspected substandard and falsified products to the nearest healthcare facility or through the following channels:

For any further enquiries and feedback on the product recall, kindly contact the post-marketing surveillance unit of The Pharmacy and Poisons Board Kenya via email at pms@ppb.go.ke

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Medicine Quality Alert: Class II Medicine Recall of Medimol (Paracetamol) Suspension Batch No. M13016, Manufactured By Medivet Products Limited