Drug chiefs have urged the general public to be vigilant after 4 manufacturers of cough syrup bought by supermarkets together with Tesco and Asda have been recalled due ‘contamination’.Â
The warning got here as a part of an alert despatched out by the British drug security watchdog the Medicines and Healthcare merchandise Regulatory Company (MHRA).
It acknowledged manufacturers of cough syrup made by Bells Healthcare have been being recalled attributable to ‘overseas materials’ being detected in some bottles.
No additional element on what the contamination is or if it poses any hazard to folks was included within the alert.Â
Affected merchandise embrace over-the-counter drugs bought by supermarkets Tesco Well being Dry Cough Aid and Asda Robust Dry Tickly Cough.
The 2 others are Almus Dry Cough Aid and Bells Twin Motion Dry Cough. All of the merchandise are bought as 200ml bottles.
Batches of the merchandise have been distributed between September 2022 and November final yr that means some might have been bought by the general public.Â
The MHRA stated the recall was on a precautionary foundation and was primarily based on a single buyer grievance and ‘investigation and evaluation stays ongoing’.Â
Affected merchandise embrace a drugs bought by Tesco known as Tesco Well being Dry Cough Aid 200ml
Asda Robust Dry Tickly Cough is one other product impacted by the recall
It went to instruct pharmacists, well being professionals and retailers to ‘instantly’ cease supplying the product to the general public.Â
The regulator additionally warned the general public that they need to be ‘vigilant’ for any seen contamination and phone a well being skilled if that they had any considerations.Â
All of the affected merchandise comprise the energetic ingredient dextromethorphan hydrobromide a drug designed to suppresses the cough that comes with sicknesses like a chilly or the flu.Â
Whereas it does not deal with the reason for the cough straight suppressing the cough can serving to folks get to sleep and get well.Â
Full listing of merchandise and their expiry dates:
Tesco Well being Dry Cough Aid 200ml
Batch quantity/expiry date:
235B1 01/09/2025Â
240C3 01/03/2026Â
All of the cough syrups comprise the energetic ingredient dextromethorphan hydrobromide a drug designed to suppresses the cough that comes with sicknesses like a chilly or the flu. Inventory pictureÂ
242C1 01/07/2026Â
245C3 01/09/2026Â
Asda Robust Dry Tickly Cough 200mlÂ
Batch quantity/expiry date:Â
236B1 01/12/2025Â
240C2 01/03/2026Â
243C1 01/08/2026Â
245C2 01/09/2026Â
246C1 01/11/2027Â
247D1 01/02/2027Â
248D1 01/04/2027Â
250D1 01/07/2027Â
Two different merchandise included within the recall are Almus Dry Cough Aid (proper) and Bells Twin Motion Dry Cough (left)
Almus Dry Cough AidÂ
Batch quantity/expiry date:Â
249D1Â 01/06/2027
Bells Twin Motion Dry CoughÂ
Batch quantity/expiry date:
237C1 01/01/2026Â
238C1 01/01/2026Â
239C1 01/01/2026Â
242C2 01/07/2026Â
243C2 01/08/2026Â
