MHRA Class 3 Medicines Recall: Eldepryl 5mg Tablets (Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd)

Drug alert number: EL(24)A/42

Date issued: 18 September 2024

The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 3 medicines defect information notice for: Eldepryl 5mg Tablets (Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd)

Company name: Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd

Product name: Eldepryl 5mg Tablets, PL 27925/0004

SNOMED Code: 669511000001106

Batch Number
Expiry Date
Pack Size
First Distributed

2167829
07.2026
100 tablets
22.09.2023

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient: Selegiline hydrochloride

Brief description of the problem

Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd is recalling the above batch as a precautionary measure due to an out of specification result in the assay result during the follow up stability study of the batch. Only the batch in the table is affected.

Advice for healthcare professionals

Stop supplying the above batch immediately. Quarantine all remaining stock and return it to your supplier using your supplier’s approved process.

View full alert here.

Advice for patients

No further action is required by patients as this is a Pharmacy and Wholesaler level recall. Patients should continue to take medicines from these batches as prescribed by your healthcare professional.

Patients who experience adverse reactions or have any questions about the medication, should seek medical attention. Any suspected adverse reactions should also be reported via the MHRA Yellow Card scheme.

Further Information

For medical information enquiries please email UK.MedicalInformation@orionpharma.com, or telephone 01635 520300.

For stock control enquiries please email orionukar&customerservices@orionpharma.com.

 

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