Drug Safety Alerts
Attention (ALERT)!
Suspension H2-foz has been Declared SUB-STANDARD by Drug Testing Laboratory Punjab!
Suspension: H2-foz (10mg/5ml) 60ml
Description: White Suspension Contained in Amber Colored Glass Bottle with Metal Screw Cap.
Registration No. 046936
Batch No. S-709
Exp. Date: 02-2019
Manufactured by: Fozan Pharmaceutical Industries (Pvt) Ltd. 36-A, Industrial Estate, Hayatabad Peshawar, Pakistan.
Background: Provincial Drug Inspector collected the sample from Tehsil Piplan District Mianwali, and sent it to Punjab Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) for testing and analysis.
Problem: Manufacturer has claimed Famotidine 10mg/5ml. But the DTL has determined Famotidine 7.25mg/5ml (72.5%) that doesn’t comply the stated specifications. Therefore, DTL has declared it SUB-STANDARD.
Recommendation: This product does not meet appropriate quality standards and specifications and may therefore, be ineffective and potentially harmful to patients. All concerned are intimated to keep caution in procurement, dispensation, promotion and use of this pharmaceutical product.
Note. Healthcare professionals and consumers are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of any pharmaceutical product to Provincial Drugs Control Unit Punjab through mentioned URL: mss.punjab.gov.pk/reporttgrp
Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department,
Govt. of the Punjab