MOH withdraws eight medicines from market

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) represented by the Directorate General of Pharmaceutical Affairs and Drug Control issued a circular to recall a number of medications manufactured by the Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries, Julphar. The products are as follows:

• Mucolyte Syrup
• Supraproct-S Suppositories
• Julmentin 375mg Tablets
• Butalin 2mg Tablet
• Butalin 4mg Tablet
• Julmentin Forte Tablets
• Scopinal Syrup
• Lipigard 10mg Tablets

The recall was due to non-conformity to the stability specifications. Therefore, the local agent of the manufacturer has been notified to arrange the recall of all above-mentioned batches from all private and public health care institutions. Hence, MOH calls on everyone to stop using the above-mentioned medicines and to see the physician to prescribe an alternative medicine.