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International News South African Drug Company Recalls AIDS Treatment MedicinesAugust 13, 2008 The South African pharmaceutical company Adcock Ingram said Friday it is recalling two of its generic AIDS drugs due to improper labeling. "Adco-Nevirapine tablets, with batch number 1J, and expiry January 2009, and Adco-Zidovudine tablets, batch number 1Z and expiry date November 2008 should be returned without delay," the company said in a statement. Certain Adco-Nevirapine tablets were placed in Adco-Zidovudine cartons, Adcock Ingram said. It declined to say how many of the drugs had already been distributed. Recently, Adcock Ingram won a 663 million rand (U.S. $86 million) government contract to supply AIDS drugs to public hospitals in South Africa. Agence France Presse 8.08.2008  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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