Digital Health Editor, BBC News
bootsHigh Street Pharmacy Chain Boots requires customers to return the 500-Milligram Paracetamol P tablet pack. This is because the labeling error is incorrectly indicated by other painkillers, aspirin.
More than 110,000 packs with batch number 241005 and expiration date “12/2029” are affected.
Customers can receive a full refund without receipt.
Boots and suppliers, Aspar Pharmaceuticals Limited, have been investigating.
The external cardboard packaging is marked with “Paracetamol 500mg tablets” correctly, but the inner foil blister pack reads “Aspirin 300mg Distributable Tablet” instead.
The affected pack should not be used or maintained even if an error is known.
And the person who buys this product for others must talk to them as soon as possible.
‘Look for advice’
Dr. Stephanie Millican of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products Regulatory Organization (MHRA) said: “Patient safety is always our priority.
“It is very important to check the packaging of the boots paracetamol 500mg tablets. If the placement number is 241005, it is necessary to stop using the product and return it to the boots storage.
“If you have purchased what packs you have purchased, or if you have experienced the boots of 500mg tablets and side effects, look for advice from medical professionals.
“Report the suspected side effects through MHRA’s yellow card system.
“If you have any questions or need additional advice, ask for advice from pharmacists or other medical professionals.”
Paraseta Mall is an effective painkiller for mild or medium pain. Better than aspirin of headaches, toothache, sprains and abdominal pain.
Aspirin is better than paraseta mall for period pain or migraine. NHS.
Aspirin stops creating a compound called prostaglandine, lowers pain, reduces swelling and high temperatures.
Another type of painkiller, known as non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs or NSAID, acts in a similar way to aspirin.
