Falsified Medical Product Alert N°1/2019
Verorab rabies vaccine: falsified product alert
WHO issued this alert on falsified Verorab vaccines in the Philippines, where the Food and Drug Administration had issued a public health warning in December 2018. A further batch was reported after that date and laboratory analysis was under way. WHO said there were no known adverse reactions reported at that stage.1,2
- Issued
- 1 February 2019
- Issued by
- World Health Organization
- Name stated on packaging
- Sanofi Pasteur, stated on the packaging
- Genuine manufacturer's statement
- WHO said Sanofi Pasteur confirmed they did not manufacture these falsified vaccines.
- Countries where detected
- Philippines
Batches named in the alert
NIE35 (on pack, stated expiry 04-2019, stated manufacture 23 MAY 16), H1833 (pack and powder vial, stated expiry 10-2020, stated manufacture 30 NOV 17), H7720 (solvent ampoule, stated expiry 10-2020 or 10-2021, stated manufacture 09 OCT 17)
Advice as stated
Do not use the listed products. Anyone who has taken them or had an adverse event or lack of efficacy should seek advice from a health professional and report it to the national authorities. Obtain medical products only from authentic and reliable sources.
Names printed on falsified products are not evidence that the named company made them. Where WHO or a regulator reports the genuine manufacturer's statement, it is shown.
Sources
- World Health Organization, Medical Product Alert N°1/2019: Falsified Rabies Vaccines (1 February 2019)
- World Health Organization, Medical Product Alert N°1/2019: annex (PDF) (30 January 2019)