Class 2 Medicines Recall: Nitrofurantoin 50 mg Tablets, PL 08553/0087, EL (20)A/28

Dr Reddy鈥檚 Laboratories (UK) Limited is recalling all unexpired stock of a specific batch of Nitrofurantoin 50mg Tablets from pharmacies and wholesalers as a precautionary measure due to out of specification results for dissolution during routine stability testing.

MDR Number

MDR 066-07/20

Company name

Dr Reddy鈥檚 Laboratories (UK) Limited

Product description

Nitrofurantoin 50 mg Tablets

  • Batch Number: 0273669
  • Expiry Date: 02/2022
  • Pack Size: 28 Tablets
  • First Distributed: 07 April 2020

Advice for healthcare professionals

Stop supplying the above batch immediately. Quarantine all remaining stock and return these to your supplier using your supplier鈥檚 approved process.

Further information

For medical information enquiries please contact Dr. Reddy鈥檚 Laboratories (UK) Ltd Medical Information Department:

Tel: 01748 828873

Email [email protected]

For stock control enquiries please contact Dr. Reddy鈥檚 Laboratories (UK) Ltd Customer Services Team:

Tel: 01482 389858 (or main switchboard at 01482 860228)

Email [email protected]

Recipients of this Drug Alert should bring it to the attention of relevant contacts by copy of this letter.

NHS regional teams are asked to forward this to community pharmacists and dispensing general practitioners for information.

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Updates to this page

Published 15 July 2020