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Medicine recalls, shortages and safety updates in the UK — February 2024

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.

26 Feb 2024Monday 26 February 2024

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event
Class 4 recall · Orifarm UK Ltd
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21 Feb 2024Wednesday 21 February 2024

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event · 1 important
Class 2 recall · Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited
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20 Feb 2024Tuesday 20 February 2024

open day ◀ ▶ 3 events · 3 important
A summary of recent letters and notifications sent to healthcare professionals about medicines and medical devices.
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Drug Safety Update Pseudoephedrine
There have been very rare reports of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) with pseudoephedrine.
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Advice for healthcare professionals on the reclassification of codeine linctus to a prescription-only medicine (POM), following a public consultation.
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13 Feb 2024Tuesday 13 February 2024

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event · 1 important
Class 3 recall · Torrent Pharma (UK) Limited
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1 Feb 2024Thursday 1 February 2024

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event
Class 4 recall · Exeltis UK Limited
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In total 7 events this month.