THE Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (FDD) has announced the receipt of information that Apotex Inc. is recalling batches of APO NIFED PA (NIFEDIPINE) 20 mg tablets, due to failed dissolution.

The categories are APO NIFED PA (NIFEDIPINE) 20 mg in bottles of 100.
Batch numbers Expiry dates
HR 8202 February 2010
HW 7795 January 2010
HZ 6136 September 2010
HZ 7603 September 2010
JA 9074 February 2011
The FDD said, in a release, that the dissolution test measures the amount of active ingredient dissolved in the prescribed medium after a specific time.

Director of Food and Drugs, Mrs. Marilyn Collins is, therefore, calling on consumers, who have bought the products, to return them to the Department, which can be contacted on telephone numbers 222-8859, 222-8857 and fax number 222-8856, the release said.