Lipid Phase only of Parenteral Nutrition - potential contamination with Bacillus cereus
(ITH Pharma Ltd) Small number of reported cases of bacillus cereus septicaemia affecting neonates - class 1 action now. (EL (14)A/05)
04 June 2014
Class 1 medicines recall
Action now – including out of hours
Hospital-level recall
MDR 02-06/14
Product details
ITH Pharma Limited
Lipid Phase only of Parenteral Nutrition
MS 66364
Alert details
ITH Pharma Ltd is recalling specific batches of Lipid Phase Parenteral Nutrition from specific hospitals detailed in the attached Appendix. This is because of a potential contamination with Bacillus cereus identified following a small number of reported cases of Bacillus cereus septicaemia affecting neonates.
All batches have expired and it is believed that there is little or no stock remaining in the market.
The specific batches should no longer be used and any remaining stocks should be quarantined. Please contact the Public Health England national incident team on 020 7811 7800 should you have any remaining stocks of these batches.
For medical information and stock enquiries please contact ITH Pharma Ltd on 0208 838 8260 or email Info@ithpharma.com
Recipients of this drug alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts by copy of this letter.
Appendix - affected batches
| Hospital | Number of Units | Batch Number | Expiry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addenbrookes | 30 | T140527195 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| Alder Hey | 3 | T140527043 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 3 | T140527044 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527035 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527040 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527042 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527036 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527039 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527046 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527045 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527047 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 4 | T140527188 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527038 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527041 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 4 | T140527187 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 3 | T140527037 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 4 | T140527048 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Basildon | 1 | T140527132 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| Birmingham Heartlands | 1 | T140527189 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| Chelsea & Westminster | 1 | T140527079 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140527076 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527141 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527163 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527139 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527142 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527153 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527144 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527155 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527137 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527143 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527138 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527145 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527140 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Hillingdon | 1 | T140527120 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140527119 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Harley Street Clinic | 1 | T140527135 | 03/06/2014 |
| Hospital | Number of units | Batch number | Expiry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homerton | 1 | T140527167 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140527174 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527173 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527171 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527169 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Kings College | 1 | T140527106 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140527105 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527058 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527104 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Lister (Stevenage) | 1 | T140527129 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140527130 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Luton & Dunstable | 1 | T140427085 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140427086 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140427087 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527088 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527089 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527090 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Peterborough | 1 | T140527146 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140527147 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Portland | 3 | T140527136 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| Royal Brompton | 1 | T140527081 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140527080 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Russells Hall | 1 | T140527063 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| Royal Sussex County | 5 | T140527209 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| Southend | 1 | T140527152 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| St Peter’s Chertsey | 5 | T140527064 | 03/06/2014 |
| Hospital | Number of units | Batch number | Expiry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas’s | 2 | T140527177 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140527156 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527162 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527180 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 2 | T140527184 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527175 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527161 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527183 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527176 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527181 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527157 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527178 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527179 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| 1 | T140527158 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| St George’s | 1 | T140527082 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 6 | T140527101 | 03/06/2014 | ||||
| Stoke Mandeville | 1 | T140527018 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| Whittington | 1 | T140527107 | 03/06/2014 | |||
| 1 | T140527108 | 03/06/2014 |