MHRA recall: IKERVIS and VERKAZIA eye drops

MHRA recall: IKERVIS and VERKAZIA eye drops

The MHRA has issued a Class 2 medicines recall for specific batches of IKERVIS and VERKAZIA eye drops. The advice is to stop supplying the identified batches immediately, quarantine all remaining stock and return it to your supplier using your supplier’s approved process.

SANTEN Oy (trading as Santen UK Limited) are recalling the above batches of products as a precautionary measure due to detection of particles/crystals of the active pharmaceutical ingredient ciclosporin. These particles have been detected following microscopic evaluation during stability monitoring.

Following the completion of their investigations SANTEN Oy are recalling the above batches additional to those recalled on 15 September 2021 (Reference EL (21)A/22).