Velcade

Recall | Medicines | 22/12/2011

In a letter dated December 12, 2011, the distribution partner informed the institutional pharmacies supplied that the marketing authorization holder was recalling those batches of "Velcade" that were produced at the manufacturer Ben Venue Laboratories (BVL) in Ohio/USA, because deficiencies in quality assurance were identified during a GMP inspection. Consequently, the batches distributed in Austria in parallel were also recalled.

Name of the medicinal product Velcade 3,5 mg Pulver zur Herstellung einer Injektionslösung
Marketing authorisation number(s) EU/1/04/274/001
Marketing authorisation holder Janssen-Cilag International NV

Paralleldistribution:
HAEMATO PHARM AG

Vertrieb & Durchführung Rückruf:
AXELERIS Pharma GmbH
Batch number(s) AGZSH00, AIZTY00
Classification of the recall2
BASG reference number INS-640.001-0313 (Dieser Rückruf wurde ohne vorherige/gleichzeitige Meldung an das Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen bekannt gemacht)
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