Ozempic

GIF decision: Marketing prohibition

What does this decision mean?

  • Zakaz wprowadzania — Selected batches are subject to a marketing prohibition — the product cannot be distributed to pharmacies.

Keeping on the market a medicinal product for which falsification has been confirmed poses a direct and real threat to patients’ health and potentially life; there is no confirmation of the actual composition of the falsified product or its impact on the medicine’s effect. Potencjalne skutki: poisoning, lack of treatment efficacy, unpredictable adverse reactions.

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Ozempic
Risk Level
Critical
Manufacturer
Novo Nordisk A/S z siedzibą w Danii
Batch Number
MP5E309
Notice Date
20.10.2023
View official statement
Source: GIF view the official alert

What to do if you have this product?

A recall means the product may be unsafe. Here is what to do if you have it at home.

  1. 1

    Do not eat or use the product

    Stop using or consuming it immediately and keep it out of reach of children.

  2. 2

    Check the batch number and expiry date

    Compare the batch/lot number and the best-before or expiry date with the details in the alert — sometimes only specific batches are affected.

  3. 3

    Return it to the shop

    You can take the product back to the shop where you bought it. For a safety recall a refund is due even without a receipt.

  4. 4

    Get help and report it

    If you feel unwell after using the product, contact a doctor. You can also report the case to the relevant authority — GIS, GIF or UOKiK.

General guidance for recalled products in Poland. Always follow the specific instructions in the official alert and from the manufacturer or retailer.

Important Information

What You Should Know

Recommendations

Do not use Ozempic products with the listed batch numbers and serial numbers (SN). Check the packaging and, if you have such a product, return it to the pharmacy. If you have used a product from a sus...

Actions Taken

The Chief Pharmaceutical Inspector withdrew from the entire Polish market specific Ozempic batches with falsified serial numbers and prohibited the placing on the market of the indicated packs; the de...

Need Help?

If you feel unwell after consuming this product, contact your doctor or call the poison control center.

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