Drug Safety Alerts

ATTENTION (ALERT)!

Tablet: BLOMIC (Ferrous Fumarate: 150mg, Folic Acid: 0.5mg)

Description: Dark brown colour, round shape, film-coated, biconvex tablet plain from both sides.

Batch No. 085

Manufactured by: Bloom Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd. Hattar, KPK, Pakistan

Background: Provincial Drug Inspector collected the sample from Murree and sent it to the Punjab Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) for testing and analysis.

Problem: The product failed to comply the stated specifications of disintegration test (4 dosage units out of 6 failed to disintegrate at the end of specified time). Therefore, DTL has declared it SUB-STANDARD. This product may be less bioavailable and practically may be ineffective.

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 avoid 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

Drug Safety Alerts,

Provincial Drug Control Unit,

Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department,

Govt. of the Punjab