A COMMON antidepressant medication has been recalled from UK shelves over a packaging error.
It comes after a patient noticed their packet contained the wrong medication.
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Amarox Limited is recalling one batch of its Sertraline 100mg film-coated tablets due to a manufacturing error
The antidepressant has been removed from shelves as a precautionary measure (stock image) Credit: Getty
Amarox Limited is recalling one batch of its Sertraline 100mg film-coated tablets due to a manufacturing error that led to two antidepressant medicines being packaged incorrectly.
The MHRA has advised healthcare professionals to stop supplying the affected batch.
This precautionary recall follows a patient complaint which identified a pack of Sertraline 100mg film-coated tablets as containing one blister strip of Citalopram 40mg film-coated tablets inside the sealed carton.
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