Overview
- Perufarma immobilized and voluntarily recalled lot 20601775 of Metformin 850 mg (PF Genéricos), box of 100, registration EN-05802, manufactured by CIFARMA S.A.C.
- The action followed a consumer report of a foreign particle in a single tablet from a blister purchased at a Lima pharmacy.
- As a precaution, the company also withdrew all PF Genéricos products from the market and notified Digemid of the measures taken.
- Indecopi issued a consumer alert advising users to stop using suspect products, contact Perufarma for returns, and report adverse events through Digemid’s NotiMed system.
- Indecopi and Digemid will supervise compliance with recall procedures, the health minister said no harm has been reported so far, and diabetes specialists urged a thorough probe of generic drug oversight.