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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