Official announcements
Replacement
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Medicines
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20/03/2012
The distribution company Novartis Pharma GmbH has informed its supplied customers in a letter dated March 19, 2012, that due to water ingress in the manufacturer's warehouse, a batch of the injection syringes included in the Rabipur vaccine kit has become moist. Due to this moisture on the primary packaging of the enclosed application syringes, the…
Recall
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Medicines
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15/03/2012
The marketing authorization holder informed its supplied customers in a letter dated March 15, 2012, that a degradation product of the active ingredient cinchocaine hydrochloride exceeded the specification limit during the period of use and that a recall must therefore be carried out.
Recall
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Medicines
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09/03/2012
The marketing authorization holder has informed its supplied customers in a letter dated March 2, 2012, that the packages of the batches listed above contain a non-updated package insert. Since e.g. changes of the side effect profile as well as a new indication for use are missing, the affected batches will be recalled from the market.
Replacement
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Medicines
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01/03/2012
The marketing authorization holder informed its supplied customers by letter dated 01.03.2012 that the above batch was mistakenly delivered in sachets with the label "Dr. Kottas Husten-Bronchialtee". Both the outer packaging and the thread label show the correct labeling.
Recall
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Medicines
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01/02/2012
The marketing authorization holder has informed its supplied customers in a letter dated 26.01.2012 that crystalline particles may be present in the amino acid chamber of the batches listed below and that a recall is therefore being carried out as a precautionary measure.
Recall
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Medicines
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22/12/2011
The marketing authorization holder has informed its supplied customers in a letter dated December 21, 2011, that crystalline particles may be present in the amino acid chamber of the batches listed below and that a recall is therefore being carried out as a precautionary measure.
Recall
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Medicines
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22/12/2011
In a letter dated December 12, 2011, the distribution partner informed the institutional pharmacies supplied that the marketing authorization holder was recalling those batches of "Velcade" that were produced at the manufacturer Ben Venue Laboratories (BVL) in Ohio/USA, because deficiencies in quality assurance were identified during a GMP…
Replacement
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Medicines
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14/12/2011
The marketing authorization holder has informed its supplied customers by letter dated 14.12.2011 that the above mentioned batches have to be recalled due to a potential contamination with particles. This problem was identified during a GMP inspection of the manufacturer Ben Venue Laboratories (BVL) in Ohio/USA.
Recall
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Medicines
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28/11/2011
The marketing authorization holder has informed the supplied customers by letter dated November 28, 2011, that a GMP inspection of the manufacturer Ben Venue Laboratories (BVL) in Ohio/USA identified quality assurance deficiencies. As a precautionary measure, all batches of Velcade manufactured at BVL are now being recalled. Velcade 3.5 mg can be…