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Health Sciences Authority
Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

OZURDEX®: Silicone particle observed on implant during inspection - product recall

Audiences

Healthcare professional

Product type

Medical devices

9 October 2018

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Allergan Singapore Pte Ltd would like to inform healthcare professionals about a product recall involving the selected batches of OZURDEX® 700 micrograms intravitreal implant (dexamethasone). This is due to the possibility that a single loose silicon particle may become detached from the needle sleeve during administration of the implant and may be delivered into the eye along with the implant. Please refer to the letter for details regarding the recall and the advisory.


Only abstracts of the Dear Healthcare Professional Letters (DHCPL) are provided on this website. Details of these letters can be found in the MOH Alert System, which is accessible via the Health Professionals Portal (HPP), a one-stop portal for all healthcare professionals in Singapore. Dentists, medical doctors and pharmacists may access HPP at https://hpp.moh.gov.sg and follow the procedures below to access the MOH Alert system.

Step 1: Select your profession under ‘For Healthcare Professionals’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Useful links’.

Step 3: Click on ‘MOH Alert’ and log in via Singpass.

Step 4: Click on ‘Drug Alerts’ or ‘Med Device Alerts’ to view the DHCPLs.

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