{"id":20972,"date":"2025-07-24T19:23:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/20972\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T19:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T19:23:07","slug":"recall-issued-for-flutiform-inhaler-batches-due-to-labelling-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/20972\/","title":{"rendered":"Recall issued for Flutiform inhaler batches due to labelling error"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A medicines recall has been issued for specific batches of Flutiform 250 micrograms \/ 10 micrograms per actuation pressurised inhalation, suspension (CD Pharma Ltd), following notification of a labelling error by the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a drug alert after CD Pharma Ltd identified an error on the outer carton of several batches.<\/p>\n<p>While the total active content statement on the packaging is correct, the delivered dose content statement is incorrect. The quality of the medicine is not affected and all other details on the carton are correct.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article:  <a id=\"related_article_link_1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepharmacist.co.uk\/clinical\/cardiovascular\/limited-supply-notice-issued-for-angina-tablets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Limited supply notice issued for angina tablets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The incorrect statement reads: \u2018Each metered dose (ex-valve) contains 250 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 10 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate. This is equivalent to a delivered dose (ex-actuator) of approximately 115 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 4.5 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The correct statement should read: \u2018Each metered dose (ex-valve) contains 250 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 10 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate. This is equivalent to a delivered dose (ex-actuator) of approximately 230 micrograms of fluticasone propionate and 9 micrograms of formoterol fumarate dihydrate.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Four batches are affected:<\/p>\n<p>270185-24062FA-30424 (expiry 30 Jun 2026,120 actuations, first distributed 30 Jun 2025)<br \/>\n270186-24065FA-30443 (expiry 30 Jun 2026, 120 actuations, first distributed 04 Jul 2025)<br \/>\n270774-24082FB-30444 (expiry 31 Jul 2026, 120 actuations, first distributed 04 Jul 2025)<br \/>\n269881-24064FA-30425 (expiry 30 Jun 2026, 120 actuations, first distributed 04 Jul 2025)<\/p>\n<p>Pharmacy teams are advised to stop supplying the affected batches immediately, quarantine all stock, and return it to their supplier using the approved process.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article:  <a id=\"related_article_link_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepharmacist.co.uk\/clinical\/dermatology-and-wound-care\/dermatology-quick-quiz-common-eczema-presentations\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dermatology quick quiz: Common eczema presentations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The alert added: \u2018Patients who are taking Flutiform 250 micrograms \/ 10 micrograms per actuation pressurised inhalation, suspension should continue to take the medication as prescribed by their healthcare professional.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This issue only impacts the statement related to the delivered dose and the other product details on the carton, including the name, strength and pharmaceutical form of the medicine are correct.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This is a wholesale and pharmacy level recall that will be actioned by a healthcare professional.<\/p>\n<p>Related Article:  <a id=\"related_article_link_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepharmacist.co.uk\/clinical\/vaccinations-and-infections\/childrens-flu-vaccination-service-to-launch-in-pharmacies-this-october\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Children\u2019s flu vaccination service to launch in pharmacies this October<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2018There is no quality issue with the product and patients can continue to take their medicine as prescribed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Patients who experience adverse reactions or have any questions about the medication should seek medical attention. Any suspected adverse reactions should also be reported via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MHRA Yellow Card scheme<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A medicines recall has been issued for specific batches of Flutiform 250 micrograms \/ 10 micrograms per actuation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20973,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[102,6591,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-20972","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-medication","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}