Falsified Medical Product Alert N°4/2022
DYSPORT (Clostridium botulinum type A toxin-haemagglutinin complex): falsified product alert
WHO issued this alert on five falsified batches of DYSPORT, a botulinum toxin product, detected between May and July 2022. Discrepancies included packaging languages, printing errors on cartons and vial types.1
Health risk as statedWHO said the safety, sterility and quality of the products are unknown and they may pose a particular high risk to patients.
- Issued
- 19 August 2022
- Issued by
- World Health Organization
- Name stated on packaging
- Packaging bears the DYSPORT brand of IPSEN with falsified batch numbers and manufacturing and expiry dates.
- Genuine manufacturer's statement
- WHO said the genuine manufacturer, IPSEN, confirmed that all referenced products are falsified.
- Countries where detected
- Jordan, Türkiye, Kuwait, United Kingdom, Poland
Batches named in the alert
Five falsified batches, listed in the annex to 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°4/2022: Falsified DYSPORT (19 August 2022)