July 6th 2023

By Ailsa Colquhoun

Sildenafil 100mg alert; dacarbazine powder recall

Safety alerts

Strandhaven Limited T/A Somex Pharma has advised of a printing error affecting one batch of Sildenafil 100mg Film-coated Tablets.

The affected batch is

Batch No Expiry Date Pack Size First Distributed
ET22028 02/2025 4 tablets* 16.01.2023

Mislabelled packs indicate 8 tablets. However, all affected cartons contain just one blister strip of four tablets.

Packs are not being recalled.

medac GmbH (t/a medac Pharma LLP) is recalling four batches of dacarbazine 100mg, 200mg and 500mg powder for solution for injection vials. This is due to a pink discolouration after reconstitution, caused by a degradation product of dacarbazine. Affected batches should be quarantined.

The affected batches are:

Dacarbazine 100mg powder for solution for injection vials

Batch number Expiry date Pack size First distributed
D220154AD 30/04/2025 10 26/02/2023

 Dacarbazine 200mg powder for solution for injection vials

Batch number Expiry date Pack size First distributed
F220255A 31/05/2025 10 06/10/2022
F220288A 30/06/2025 10 08/12/2022

Dacarbazine 500mg powder for solution for injection vials

Batch number Expiry date Pack size First distributed
G220299AE 30/06/2025 1 09/11/2022

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