The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued a class 2 medicines recall notice for Olopatadine USV 1mg/ml eye drops.
Specific batches of this product are being recalled by USV UK Limited as a precautionary measure due to the identification of out of specification results for impurities during routine stability testing.
USV UK Limited are recalling the affected batches as a precautionary measure due to out of specification results for impurities during routine stability testing.
| Batch Number | Expiry Date | Pack Size | First Distributed |
| 35000201 | 07/2023 | 5ml | 14 July 2021 |
| 35000202 | 07/2023 | 5ml | 27 July 2021 |
| 35000203 | 07/2023 | 5ml | 5 August 2021 |
| 35000204 | 07/2023 | 5ml | 29 November 2021 |
| 35000206 | 07/2023 | 5ml | 23 July 2021 |
While the company’s investigation is on-going, community pharmacy contractors should stop supplying the specified batches immediately, quarantine all remaining stock, and return it to their supplier using their supplier's approved process.
Cat Smith, Labour MP for Lancaster and Wyre