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Medicine recalls, shortages and safety updates in the UK — March 2025

MHRA medicines recalls and defect notifications with batch numbers, Serious Shortage Protocols, new approvals and Drug Safety Update — updated daily, automatically. Last updated: 27 Sep 2026 13:39.

All Recalls and defects2 Serious shortages (SSP)2 New approvals1 Drug Safety Update1
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Sources: we track changes based on information published by the MHRA — medicines recalls and defect notifications, Drug Safety Update and approval announcements — and the Serious Shortage Protocols published by the NHS Business Services Authority. The UK is outside the EU, so European Commission decisions are not listed here.

31 Mar 2025Monday 31 March 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event
Class 4 defect notification · 34709021 · Cross Healthcare Limited · salmeterol xinafoate/fluticasone propionate
Batches: 77518 (12/2025)
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12 Mar 2025Wednesday 12 March 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event · 1 important
Drug Safety Update Prolonged
The indication for the treatment of post-operative pain has been removed from the licences of all prolonged release opioids due to the increased risk of persistent post-operative opioid use (PPOU) and…
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11 Mar 2025Tuesday 11 March 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event
Medicines recall Azithromycin 250 mg Capsules
Class 4 defect notification · DMRC-34866680 · PL 19156/0138 · Jubilant Pharmaceuticals NV · azithromycin dihydrate
Batches: ZQ122005A (09/2025), ZQ122006A (09/2025), ZQ122007A (09/2025), ZQ122008A (09/2025), ZQ123003B (09/2026), ZQ123004A (09/2026), ZQ124001A (12/2026), ZQ124002A (12/2026), ZQ124003A (12/2026), ZQ124005A (07/2027), ZQ124006A (07/2027)
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4 Mar 2025Tuesday 4 March 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 2 events · 2 important
Class 2 recall · 2 products · DMRC-34805959 · PL 31750/0193 · Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Europe B.V. · Pemetrexed disodium heptahydrate
Batches: HAF1473A (31/05/2026), HAF0544A (28/02/2026)
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Class 2 recall · DMRC-34874518 · PL 08977/0001 · Aspar Pharmaceuticals Limited · paracetamol
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3 Mar 2025Monday 3 March 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event · 1 important
Class 3 recall · 2 products · DMRC-34527566 · PLGB 20075/1408 · Accord Healthcare Ltd. · azacitidine
Batches: P2206998 (30/11/2025), P2300471 (30/11/2025), P2302576 (31/03/2026)
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In total 6 events this month.