Reference

Drug alert no 03/2016

Name

Drug alert class 4 no 3 2016: caution in use [BR Lewis Pharmaceuticals Ltd - Crestor (Provisacor) 5mg 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

One pack of Parallel Imported Crestor 5mg tablets batch S347A/3153 (originator name Provisacor) has been found to contain a rogue blister of 20mg tablets (batch S348A). The rogue blister was over-labelled as 5mg tablets, batch S347A/3153. The second blister in the pack was correct (5mg).

Contact Name

Irene Fazakerley

Contact Email

Contact Address

Pharmacy and Medicines Division, Finance, EHealth and Pharmaceuticals Directorate, St Andrew's House, Regent Road, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG.

Contact Phone

Created

2016-04-28 00:00:00

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