Overview
- The MHRA and Amarox issued a precautionary recall on Tuesday for Sertraline 100mg batch V2500425, which includes 81,872 packs.
- The action followed a patient finding a Citalopram 40mg blister strip inside a sealed Sertraline carton, a mix-up traced to the secondary packaging stage at the shared production site.
- Pharmacies have been told to stop supplying the batch, return stock, identify and contact recipients, and arrange clinical review and resupply where needed.
- Patients with this batch should check the outer box for the code V2500425 and seek medical advice if they took Citalopram or feel unwell, with older adults, children, and people with heart or liver problems needing extra care.
- Reports of side effects should go to the MHRA Yellow Card scheme, and a large single-batch recall of a widely used SSRI means extra work for GP practices and pharmacies to keep treatment on track.