Register / XX / DEA-XXX-2023-0006
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DEA-XXX-2023-0006
Tier 1 · Regulator-publishedUnclassifiedPublic warningStatus · active
- Issuing authority
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Authority reference
- N°6/2023
- Date issued
- 07 Aug 2023
- Recorded by us
- 2026-09-07 21:22:20 UTC
- Product
- (contaminated) syrup medicines
- 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
- Not published with the notice
- 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
- Substandard — cause not stated
- Product type
- Medicine
- ATC code
- Not stated by the issuing authority
- Affected markets
- XX — no market beyond the issuing country was named on the notice
- Cross-border event
- Not linked to a cross-border event
- Notice text
- Not captured. The notice itself is linked below.
- Status
- Active
- Superseded by
- Not superseded. This is the current version.
- Version
- 3
Where this record came from, and what is held to show it.
- Primary source
- https://www.who.int/news/item/07-08-2023-medical-product-alert-n-6-2023--substandard-(contaminated)-syrup-medicines
- Copy of the source
- Taken and held by Drug Eye Africa, so the record survives the link above being moved or withdrawn. Not yet published at an address you can open.Ask us for it and check it against the fingerprint below.
- Fingerprint
- f596c7e0cd746227be1f8c4d42e8252fbfce3a09859fe900099eb094e48221c2SHA-256 of the copy held. Any file that produces this number is that copy, byte for byte; any file that does not is a different document.
- Copy taken
- 2026-09-08 01:03:00 UTC
| Reference | Date | Ctry | Product | Batches | Action | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEA-KE-2026-0016 | 28 Jul 2026 | KE | Panto-Denk Denk Pharma GmbH & Co. KG | 6289 · 6288 · 6180 · 6097 · 5823 · 5822 · 5818 · 5628 · 5397 | Recall | Unclassified | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
| DEA-XXX-2026-0001 | 07 May 2026 | XX | ACCUPAQUE (Iohexol), OMNIPAQUE (Iohexol) and VISIPAQUE (Iodixanol) | none published | Public warning | Unclassified | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
| DEA-ZA-2026-0061 | 20 Apr 2026 | ZA | Contrast media (iohexol) | none published | Recall | Unclassified | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
| DEA-ZM-2026-96364594 | 24 Feb 2026 | ZM | Mediquick Disposable Hypodermic Syringe 21g* 1.5 PH Healthcare Pvt.Ltd. India | E010822523 | Recall | Unclassified | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
| DEA-ZM-2026-82905593 | 06 Feb 2026 | ZM | Cromohist Eye Drops Sodium Cromoglycate Opthalmic Solution USP 2%W/V Leeford Healthcare Limited India | LHE24038 | Recall | Unclassified | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
| DEA-ZM-2026-70655428 | 29 Jan 2026 | ZM | Vitceetaj Vitamin C Chewable Tablets 100mg Taj Pharmaceuticals Limited, India | TPT24023 | Recall | Unclassified | Tier 1 · Regulator-published |
Cite this record
Drug Eye Africa (2023). DEA-XXX-2023-0006: (contaminated) syrup medicines — Public warning, World Health Organization. Register of African Regulatory Actions. https://drugeyeafrica.org/register/notice/xx/2023/dea-xxx-2023-0006Version history
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Verification
Tier 1 — Published by the issuing regulator on its own channel and captured by Drug Eye Africa, with the source document archived.
Indexing
This record is indexable: it is dated, names a product, and carries either a batch number or a stated reason.