MHRA Medicine Recall Alert : Zovirax Eye Ointment manufactured by The Welcome Foundation Limited trading as GlaxoSmithKline UK

Class 2 medicines recall

Action Within 48 Hours

Pharmacy and Wholesaler Level Recall

The Welcome Foundation Limited trading as GlaxoSmithKline UK

 

Zovirax Eye Ointment (Aciclovir 3%)

 

PL 0003/0150

 

 

Batch No.: 3L942 (Exp. Date Oct 2018, Pack Size: 4.5G, First Distributed 10JAN2014)

Batch No.: 3M941 (Exp. Date Jan 2019, Pack Size: 4.5G, First Distributed 07APR2014)

 

GlaxoSmithKline UK is recalling the below mentioned batches of Zovirax Eye Ointment as a precaution because the batches of pharmaceutical ingredient used in their manufacture were found to contain metal particles which were outside the upper specification limit for particle size. No complaints or adverse reaction reports relating to this issue have been received by the company to date.

Remaining stocks of the above batches should be quarantined and returned to the original supplier for credit. For enquiries relating to stock return please contact your original supplier.

There are no alternative batches of this product currently available and we understand that shortages are already being reported. Please find attached a copy of a Memo from UK Medical information (UKMI) advising on the availability of alternative therapies for the treatment of herpes simplex keratitis.

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