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Register / Egypt / DEA-EG-2023-0023
Egyptian Drug Authority · Egypt
DEA-EG-2023-0023
Tier 1 · Regulator-publishedUnclassifiedPublic warningStatus · active
Issuing authority
Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA)
Authority reference
Periodic report no.(23) For2023
Date issued
Sept 2023
Recorded by us
2026-09-06 19:45:29 UTC
Product
Polyfresh
INN / active substance
Not stated by the issuing authority
Dosage form
Not stated by the issuing authority
Strength
Not stated by the issuing authority
Manufacturer
Not stated by the issuing authority
Manufacturer country
Not stated by the issuing authority
MAH or importer
Not stated by the issuing authority
Batch numbers
0123247
Expiry dates
Not published with the notice
Action type
Public warning
Classification
Not stated by the issuing authority
Indicative severity
Not assessed by Drug Eye Africa
Defect category
Not stated by the issuing authority
Product type
Not stated by the issuing authority
ATC code
Not stated by the issuing authority
Affected markets
Egypt — no market beyond the issuing country was named on the notice
Cross-border event
Not linked to a cross-border event
Notice text
@egyptiandrugauthority www.edaegypt.gov.eg 15301 تحذر هيئة الدواء المصرية من العبوات المقلدة من المستحضر التالي حيث يمكن التفرقة ظاهرياً بين العبوات الأصلية والعبوات المقلدة للمستحضر المذكور -وذلك بناءً على ماورد إلينا من الشركة صاحبة المستحضر- كالآتى: منشور غش تجاري POLYFRESH STERILE OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION 10 ML ORCHIDIA PHARMACEUTICALالشركة المصنعة 0123247تشغيلة رقم سبتمبر ٣٢٠٢ Exforge HCT 5mg/160mg/12.5mg B59ZX4 , BDPV3 , BDPW8تشغيلة رقم Novartis Pharma S.A.Eالشركة المصنعة :شركة egyptiandrugauthority www.edaegypt.gov.eg 15301 في حال وجود شكوى يرجى الرجوع للصيدلي للتأكد من العبوة او الاتصال على الخط www.edaegypt.gov.egالساخن ١٠٣٥١ او الابلاغ عبر الموقع الإلكتروني للهيئة POLYFRESH STERILE OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION 10 ML ORCHIDIA PHARMACEUTICALالشركة المصنعة 0123247تشغيلة رقم Exforge HCT 5mg/160mg/12.5mg B59ZX4 , BDPV3 , BDPW8تشغيلة رقم Novartis Pharma S.A.Eالشركة المصنعة :شركة egyptiandrugauthority www.edaegypt.gov.eg 15301 في حال وجود شكوى يرجى الرجوع للصيدلي للتأكد من العبوة او الاتصال على الخط www.edaegypt.gov.egالساخن ١٠٣٥١ او الابلاغ عبر الموقع الإلكتروني للهيئة POLYFRESH STERILE OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION 10 ML ORCHIDIA PHARMACEUTICALالشركة المصنعة 0123247تشغيلة رقم Exforge HCT 5mg/160mg/12.5mg B59ZX4 , BDPV3 , BDPW8تشغيلة رقم Novartis Pharma S.A.Eالشركة المصنعة :شركة egyptiandrugauthority www.edaegypt.gov.eg 15301 وجميع التشغيلات الأخرى التي تتفق مع المواصفات المذكورة بالعبوة المقلدة كما هو وارد بالمنشور. POLYFRESH STERILE OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION 10 ML ORCHIDIA PHARMACEUTICALالشركة المصنعة 0123247تشغيلة رقم
Original language: ar
Notice text in English
Trade-counterfeiting circular. The Egyptian Drug Authority warns against counterfeit packs of the following product: POLYFRESH STERILE OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION 10 ML, manufactured by Orchidia Pharmaceutical, with the batch number as stated. Genuine and counterfeit packs can be told apart by sight, on the basis of what the company that owns the product has reported to the Authority.
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Drug Eye Africa (2023). DEA-EG-2023-0023: Polyfresh — Public warning, Egyptian Drug Authority. Register of African Regulatory Actions. https://drugeyeafrica.org/register/notice/eg/2023/dea-eg-2023-0023

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