GlaxoSmithKline Says There's No Risk To Patients Taking Paxil
Glaxo SmithKline has moved to re-assure listeners that there is no risk of harm to patients by taking the anti-depressant drugs branded Paxil and Serox-at which are manufactured at it's Cork site. Ingredients used in the manufacture of these drugs was found to have been contaminated following an inspection conducted by the US Drug and Food Administration. The potentially contaminated drugs had already been distributed at this point but GSK issued a recall notice of 47 batches affected as a safety precaution. Click the play button above to hear Jacinta Collins of GSK tell RedFM News that they're confident that the drugs are safe for patients to use:
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