Class 2 Medicines Recall: Bisacodyl 10mg Suppositories EL (19)A/22

Martindale Pharmaceuticals Limited is recalling the above batch due to an issue with homogeneity.

Product information

PL number

PL 0156/0045

MDR Number

MDR 58-09/19

Company name

Martindale Pharmaceuticals Limited

Product description

Bisacodyl 10mg Suppositories

Batch number/expiry

  • Batch Number: BUK901
  • Expiry Date: 04/2022
  • Pack Size: 1 x 12
  • First Distributed: 17 June 2019

Brief description of the problem

Martindale Pharmaceuticals Limited is recalling the above batch due to an issue with homogeneity. This may result in individual suppositories containing too little or too much active substance.

Advice for healthcare professionals and patients

Please quarantine all remaining stock of the above batch and return it to your supplier using your supplier’s approved process.

Contact details for further information

For stock control enquiries please email licensed@ethypharm.com

For medical information enquiries please email medinfo@ethypharm.com

Additional information

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts by copy of this letter. NHS Regional teams are asked to forward this to relevant clinics, dispensing general practitioners and community pharmacists.

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Class 2 Medicines Recall: Bisacodyl 10mg Suppositories

Updates to this page

Published 23 September 2019