Drug Safety Alerts
ATTENTION (ALERT)!
Capsule: ESOFIN (Esomeprazole 20mg)
Batch No. C-002
Manufactured by: Mafins Pharma, SITE, Karachi, Pakistan
Background: Provincial Drug Inspector collected the sample from Shorkot District Jhang and sent it to the Punjab Drug Testing Laboratory (DTL) for testing and analysis.
Problem: The sample failed to comply the stated specifications of weight variation. Therefore, Punjab Drug Testing Laboratory has declared it SUB-STANDARD.
Recommendation: This product does not meet appropriate quality standards and specifications. This product may potentially show variations in therapeutic response. All concerned are intimated to keep avoid in procurement, dispensation, promotion, sale 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