From: Medicine recalls in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective review of drug alerts (January 2010–January 2019)
Reason for recall | Number of medicinal product | Percent % | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Quality defects | 73 | 78.06 |
1. Contamination | 27 | 32.53 | |
2. Non-compliance with manufacturer's specifications | 18 | 21.43 | |
3. Failure to demonstrate bioequivalence | 16 | 19.28 | |
4. Problems related to packaging | 8 | 9.64 | |
5. Problems related to the active ingredients | 4 | 4.81 | |
2 | Adverse reaction | 10 | 12.05 |
3 | Falsified medicine | 1 | 1.20 |