Rwanda recalls drugs manufactured in Kenya
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The Rwanda Food Drugs Authority (RFDA) announces recall of drugs manufactured in Kikuyu, Kenya over discolouration in the Fluconazole
The Rwanda Food Drugs Authority (RFDA) announces recall of drugs manufactured in Kikuyu, Kenya over discolouration in the Fluconazole.
The Rwanda Food Drugs Authority (RFDA) declared on Wednesday, January 3, that a medication made in Kikuyu, Kenya, was being recalled.
The RFDA announced in a statement that it was recalling batches of Fluconazole 200mg tablets that were brought into the nation from Kenya.
This came after the Authority had already notified the Kenyan producer about discoloration in the 200 mg Fluconazole tablets.
Four bulk batches of pink Fluconazole 200 mg tablets that were brought into the nation, according to RFDA, developed a white discoloration after a brief period of storage.
“Rwanda FDA instructs all importers, central medical stores, wholesalers, RMS branches, retailers, Public and Private Health Facilities to stop the distribution of the above-mentioned batches of fluconazole 200mg tablets and return them to their suppliers for proper management,” the recall statement read in part.
Additionally, importers and sellers of the medication were asked to notify the FDA within ten days of the recall date.
Rwandan authorities and health officials will ask the importers and suppliers how many 200 mg tablets of fluconazole were supplied.
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This will allow the Rwandan government to determine the negative effects the medication has had on the country’s citizens.
The Health Ministry will also receive final stocks on hand and quantities returned from the importers and suppliers.
Meanwhile, the Kenyan Health Ministry had not stated whether the drug would be recalled from Kenyan hospitals and chemists.
There was also no report of the pink tablet displaying a white discolouration in the Kenyan market.
In February 2020, Rwanda banned Kenyan-made azithromycin dry suspension 200 mg/5ml (Zerocin) following what they termed multiple complaints from users.
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