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:
- https://pv.pharmacyboardkenya.org/users/mpublic
- USSD code at *271#
- Mobile application: mPvERS both Android & iOS
- Email pv@ppb.go.ke or pms@ppb.go.ke
- Telephone No. 0795743049
- Mobile application: mPvERS both Android and iOS
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