Class 2 MHRA drug alert – Own-brand children’s glycerine and blackcurrant cough syrups manufactured by Bell, Sons & Co.

Class 2 MHRA drug alert – Own-brand children’s glycerine and blackcurrant cough syrups manufactured by Bell, Sons & Co.
June 20, 2018
Drug alert number: EL (18) A/10
Date issued: 20th June 2018
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 2 wholesaler and pharmacy level recall, to be actioned within 48 hours, for certain batches of:
Asda Children’s Dry Cough Syrup Glycerol Blackcurrant Flavour;
Bell’s Healthcare Children’s Dry Cough Glycerin 0.75g/5ml Syrup;
Morrisons Children’s Dry Tickly Cough Glycerin 0.75g/5ml Oral Solution;
Numark Children’s Dry Cough 0.75 g/5 ml Oral Solution;
Sainsbury’s Children’s Dry Cough 0.75g/5ml Syrup;
Superdrug Children’s Dry Tickly Cough Glycerin 0.75 g/5 ml Oral Solution;
Tesco Children’s Dry Cough Syrup;
Wilko Tickly Cough 0.75g/5ml Oral Solution
PL number: 03105/0066
Bell, Sons & Co (Bells) is recalling 15 batches of the cough syrups to patient-level as a precautionary measure due to a small number of reports of mould.
To view the alert please visit the GOV.UK website.
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