Urgent Recall Alert: Falsified Froxime 100mg/5ml Powder for Oral Suspension


DETAILS OF THE FALSIFIED PRODUCT:

Product:

Froxime 100mg/5mL, Powder for oral Suspension

Reg No. 555210 (It is fake number)

 

Composition:

Cefixime USP

 

Batch Details:

Batch No.: FRX-100/S-005

Mfg. Date: 03-23

Exp. Date:  02-25

 

 

Manufactured by:

Ms. Froxx Pharmaceuticals.

Plot No 87 Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi. (It is a fake company)

 

ACTION INITIATED:

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has issued a red alert recalling Falsified Froxime 100mg/5mL Powder for Oral Suspension due to its substandard and spurious nature. No product is registered in DRAP with the name “Froxime Powder for Oral Suspension”, and there is no licensed manufacturing company named as “Froxx Pharmaceutical Karachi”.



Falsified pharmaceuticals may contain harmful levels of toxic substances, posing a significant risk of widespread poisoning and compromising disease treatment efficacy.

ADVICE TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND  CONSUMERS:

DRAP advises healthcare professionals to increase vigilance at hospitals, pharmacies, and healthcare facilities, and to report Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) to the National Pharmacovigilance Centre (NPC) using the Adverse Event Reporting Form or through online. Consumers should stop using this product, contact their healthcare provider if issues arise, and report incidents to DRAP. Always purchase medicines from licensed pharmacies and check their authenticity.

For further details click on the link: https://www.dra.gov.pk/