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Hi all, just received info re Salbutomol recall so passing it on.

gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/c...

Hope everyone is as well as possible. :)

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Thankyou O2Trees. Checked mine out on the link and luckily ok.

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Thanks for that Jean. All ok here.

Hope you’re keeping as well as possible. We’re fine here. Take care.

Love, Carole xxx😊

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Yeah we're good here Carole, glad to hear you and Pete are too :) xxx

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👍😘😘😘😍

Jeees mould in the chamber, thanks for heads up 02

Just PL 27925/0002, PL 27925/0003 numbers---- Expiry 04.2023

thanks

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Sounds grim doesnt it? I dont use salbutomal as it stopped working for me long ago but concerned for others. So far it seems everyone is fine.

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It’s not mould in the inhaler, as in a biological contaminant, it means a manufacturing defect in the physical moulding of the plastic of the inhaler. The inhalers remain safe to use, the worst they’re worried about is a loss of powder: theoretically, this could mean you get less doses out of an inhaler than anticipated.

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Oh. I read it as mould in the inhaler although mine aren't affected

Thanks for the clarification Charlie.

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I did too CDPO16.

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Must be badly worded. Can't possibly be us being thick 😉

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You're right Charlie, although "defect possibly presents as a hole in the bulk chamber resulting in the minor loss of inhalation powder." could indicate contamination of that chamber, through said hole, air, moisture etc. does = mould (potential)

All speculation of course. :)

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soulboy118

Checked my pl number ,mine is fine thank you .

Thanks for the info, O2, very useful 👍 Just to clarify your exchange with Bkin, though, this is a manufacturing flaw in the plastic of the inhaler. The word mould in this context relates to the formation of the plastic housing, rather than any biological nasty accidentally contaminating the inhalers. The risk is that a small amount of powder is being lost due to a possible hole (a flaw in the moulding).

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Hah!! You've read it better than me Charlie. Thanks :)

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corriena

Thank you for the info 😷

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Dedalus

Thank you O2 Trees.

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Maximonkey

Hi O2Trees, thanks for that, thankfully I am not affected. Take care, Maximonkey

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chair

Thank you O2 Trees

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Giraffe91

Anybody have a problem with a blue easyhaler leaking? I have one (different batch) that is losing powder.

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