2024-08-21 10:32:36
Pharmacists are asked to remain on high alert. Released by the State Drug Administration Press release On Tuesday, a massive recall of an antibiotic widely consumed in France was announced. 110,000 boxes of amoxicillin were affected.
“Teva Santé and Sandoz Laboratories informed us of the presence of a non-pathogenic bacterium in quantities exceeding authorized standards,” explains ANSM. As a result, the four batches of product affected by this recall were sold by these two laboratories. .
Quality defects of four batches of amoxicillin 1g dispersible tablets
↪️Pharmacists must return affected batches to wholesalers
↪️Does not affect meeting patient needsBatch number and what the pharmacist should do 👉 pic.twitter.com/xRR1y2ZpUt
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What risks do patients face?
Specifically, the boxes are: amoxicillin Teva Santé 1 g dispersible tablets, lot numbers MT2985, MS8574 and MS8584, and amoxicillin Sandoz 1 g dispersible tablets (lot number: MR8824).
According to the press release, the presence of Bacillus subtilis will be above the authorization threshold. Patients can rest assured that it “poses no risk to human health, except for specific cases of food poisoning”. The laboratory guarantees that it has not received any reports from customers since its launch in 2023 and 2024.
Precautions taken by the laboratory
In addition, Teva Santé and Sandoz have informed ANSM that they have initiated an investigation at the laboratory and that the investigation is ongoing. Steps were reportedly taken internally to find out whether other batches were affected.
Pharmacists must therefore check their stocks across France for batches affected by this recall. If this is the case, they will be asked to return the box to the wholesaler who supplied them with the medicine in question.
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