Falsified Medical Product Alert N°1/2020
Quinine Sulphate Tablets B.P 300mg: falsified product alert
WHO issued this alert on falsified quinine sulphate tablets displaying an outdated WHO Essential Drugs Programme logo, found at patient level in regulated and unregulated outlets. Analysed samples did not contain any of the expected active ingredients. The tablets come in containers of 1,000 loose tablets with English and French labelling containing mistakes. WHO said such products have been reported to its surveillance system since 2013.1
- Issued
- 9 March 2020
- Issued by
- World Health Organization
- Name stated on packaging
- REMEDICA LTD, Cyprus, stated on the packaging, with an outdated WHO Essential Drugs Programme logo
- Genuine manufacturer's statement
- WHO said Remedica stated it did not make these products and that the batch and date data have never been used by Remedica.
- Countries where detected
- Chad, Nigeria, Cameroon
Batches named in the alert
44680, Further details in Table 1 of the alert
Advice as stated
Do not use the listed products. Obtain medicines only from authorised or licensed suppliers and check their authenticity and condition. Report adverse events or suspected falsification to the national regulatory authority or pharmacovigilance centre.
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- World Health Organization, Medical Product Alert N°1/2020: Falsified antimalarials displaying an outdated WHO Essential Drugs Programme logo (9 March 2020)