Alert: Simvastatin 10mg tablets

Crescent Pharma Limited has advised of an error with the European Article Number (EAN) barcode on the cartons of one batch of simvastatin 10mg tablets distributed by Alliance Healthcare UK.

The affected batch is:

Batch No.	Expiry Date	Pack Size	First Distributed	Livery
A24228	04/2027	28 Tablets	05/02/2025	Almus

When scanned, the EAN barcode identifies the product as paracetamol 250mg/5ml oral solution. The other product details on the carton, including the name, strength and pharmaceutical form of the medicine are correct. The quality of the medicine is not impacted by the labelling defect.

Healthcare professionals are advised not to use this batch of medicine in robotic or automated dispensing or stocking systems. Manual dispensing is unaffected and affected batches are not being recalled.

For all medical information enquiries and information on this product, please email medinfo@crescentpharma.com, for reporting of side effects email safety@crescentpharma.com or telephone +44 1217901596.

For stock control enquiries please email Sean.McCaul@alliance-healthcare.co.uk

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