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Medicine recalls, shortages and safety updates in the UK — May 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.

22 May 2025Thursday 22 May 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event · 1 important
Medicines recall Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets
Class 2 recall · DMRC-35559868 · PL: 39699/0047 · Aspen Pharma Trading Limited · mercaptopurine
Batches: P0010384 (31/12/2028)
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19 May 2025Monday 19 May 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 2 events · 1 important
Class 2 recall · DMRC-35522050 · PL05920/0002 · Becton Dickinson UK Ltd · chlorhexidine gluconate 2%w/v and isopropyl alcohol 70% v/v
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MHRA approval guselkumab
As with all products, we will keep its safety under close review
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15 May 2025Thursday 15 May 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event · 1 important
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) has been rarely reported in patients treated with azathioprine products and is believed to be a risk applicable to all drugs in the thiopurine class (azathi…
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13 May 2025Tuesday 13 May 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event
Class 4 recall · DMRC-35334505 · PL17736/0130 · Chemidex Pharma Ltd · prednisolone
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12 May 2025Monday 12 May 2025

open day ◀ ▶ 1 event
As with all medicines, the MHRA will continue to monitor the safety and effectiveness of Trixeo Aerosphere
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In total 10 events this month.