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23/03/2012
Warning Issued Over Co-Codamol Tablets
A warning has been issued by the UK medicines regulator after the wrong strength of tablets was put into some packets of the painkiller co-codamol.
Some packs in batch LL11701, expiry date of September 2014, which should contain 8mg/500mg strength tablets have higher strength 30mg/500mg tablets.
The manufacturer Wockhardt UK Ltd has recalled the batch.
The medicine is used as a painkiller for the short term treatment of acute, moderate to severe pain which cannot be relieved by paracetamol, ibuprofen or aspirin alone. It contains codeine.
Ian Holloway, MHRA head of the Defective Medicines Report Centre said: "If you have a packet of the affected medicine, return it to your pharmacist who will replace it.
"If you think you have taken the wrong strength tablet, and in the unlikely event that you feel unwell, speak to your pharmacist or GP promptly."
The strength of the tablets can be identified by their markings.
The 8mg/500mg tablets are marked on one-side only as "" - these can be bought over-the-counter.
However the higher strength 30mg/500mg tablets - marked on one side as "CCD30" and marked as "CP" on the second side - are a prescription-only medicine.
Some packs in batch LL11701, expiry date of September 2014, which should contain 8mg/500mg strength tablets have higher strength 30mg/500mg tablets.
The manufacturer Wockhardt UK Ltd has recalled the batch.
The medicine is used as a painkiller for the short term treatment of acute, moderate to severe pain which cannot be relieved by paracetamol, ibuprofen or aspirin alone. It contains codeine.
Ian Holloway, MHRA head of the Defective Medicines Report Centre said: "If you have a packet of the affected medicine, return it to your pharmacist who will replace it.
"If you think you have taken the wrong strength tablet, and in the unlikely event that you feel unwell, speak to your pharmacist or GP promptly."
The strength of the tablets can be identified by their markings.
The 8mg/500mg tablets are marked on one-side only as "
However the higher strength 30mg/500mg tablets - marked on one side as "CCD30" and marked as "CP" on the second side - are a prescription-only medicine.
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