Voluntary recall of Mitomycin-C Kyowa Injection

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) would like to inform healthcare professionals on the retail level recall of Mitomycin-C Kyowa products, Mitomycin-C Kyowa for Injection 2mg/vial and Mitomycin-C Kyowa for Injection 10mg/vial, by Kyowa Kirin. The recall is conducted as a precautionary measure due to concerns that the products’ sterility cannot be guaranteed due to manufacturing deviations. The overall risk of microbial contamination is assessed to be low. Healthcare professionals are advised not to initiate new patients on the affected injections and switch existing patients on them to alternative therapies. In specific situations where patients cannot be prescribed with alternative therapies, healthcare professionals are advised to review the benefit-risk of continuing treatment with the affected injections and consider discussing the potential risks of using the affected injections with the patients. Please refer to the letter for details.
Healthcare professional, Therapeutic Products
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Dear Healthcare Professional Letters

12 Dec 2019

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

Step 1: Scroll down to the bottom navigation panel of the HPP web page. Under the Healthcare Professionals section, expand the dropdown option for ‘Healthcare Professional Portal’ and select your profession. You will be redirected to the specific HPP web page to log in.

Step 2: Click on the Restricted Content icon on the left panel of the web page and log in via SingPass.

Step 3: Click on the MOH Alert icon under the ‘Applications’ section.

Step 4: Click on the Drug Alert tab to view the DHCPLs.