Reference

Drug alert no 01/2016

Name

Drug alert class 2 no 1 2016: action within 48 hours [The Herbal Research Company Ltd - St John’s Wort Tablets]

Categories

Scottish Government Drug Alerts

Organization

Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates

Keywords

NHS SCOTLAND DRUGS SAFETY RISKS PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY DRUG THERAPY PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES

Description

The Herbal Research Company Ltd is recalling six batches of St John’s Wort tablets as testing has shown the presence of a toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) above the threshold recommended by the Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC).

Contact Name

Gordon Clark

Contact Email

Contact Address

Scottish Government Health Directorates Pharmacy and Medicines Division Room 1ER St Andrew’s House EDINBURGH EH1 3DG

Contact Phone

Created

2016-02-08 00:00:00

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