M&A Pharmachem: version 1

Saved 2026-09-17 13:13 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **product/00000050613182**, the EAN-8 50613182 wanted-queue row: *Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 16 tablets*, the generic general-sale pack that **M & A Pharmachem Ltd** of Bolton sold in the UK. Current is v2.

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# M&A Pharmachem <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: M&A Pharmachem
disambiguation: British generic-medicines maker in Bolton, the name printed on its paracetamol packs
founded: 1977-02-01
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target                 | market | from | until | ended | status  | source | note                                                                                                                               |
| -------- | ---------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/m-a-pharmachem | GB     |      |       | true  | sourced | ^pil   | The leaflet names M & A Pharmachem Ltd as both marketing authorisation holder and manufacturer; the company was dissolved in 2026. |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                 | type   | locale | from | until |
| -------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| M&A                  | search | en     |      |       |
| M & A Pharmachem     | search | en     |      |       |
| M & A Pharmachem Ltd | search | en     |      |       |
| Mandanol             | search | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref   | url                                                                                                | title                                                                                                          | accessed   | publisher                                    | kind        | published  | record_id     | locator                        | licence | attribution                  | upstream |
| ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------------ | ------- | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| oldbp | https://web.archive.org/web/20070916013516/http://en.barcodepedia.com/50613182/paracetamol-tablets | Barcodepedia (2006-2013): "Paracetamol Tablets", EAN-8 50613182, captured 16 September 2007                    | 2026-09-17 | Barcodepedia, via the Internet Archive       | catalogue   | 2007-09-16 | 50613182      |                                |         |                              |          |
| pil   | https://imedi.co.uk/paracetamol-tablets-bp-500mg?doc=9                                             | Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets (PL 04077/0001): patient information leaflet, last revised 03/2015, document PP2420 | 2026-09-17 | iMedi, reproducing the MHRA-approved leaflet | publication | 2015-03    | PL 04077/0001 | Section 6, Further information |         |                              |          |
| ch    | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01296451                        | M & A PHARMACHEM LIMITED (01296451): company overview                                                          | 2026-09-17 | Companies House                              | registry    |            | 01296451      |                                |         |                              |          |
| off   | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000050613182                                              | Open Food Facts record for 0000050613182: "Paracetamol", brands M&A, United Kingdom, no photographs            | 2026-09-17 | Open Food Facts                              | catalogue   |            | 0000050613182 |                                | ODbL    | Open Food Facts contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
M&A Pharmachem is the name M & A Pharmachem Ltd of Bolton put on its own analgesics: mostly unbranded British Pharmacopoeia paracetamol tablets and caplets sold through pharmacies and general retail, plus the branded Mandanol Paracetamol 500.[^pil] Open Food Facts records the brand on this barcode simply as "M&A".[^off] No pack photograph has been read here, so the exact wordmark on the carton is unconfirmed and the key follows the marketing authorisation holder's name as the leaflet prints it.[^oldbp] The brand went with the company, which entered administration in January 2022 and was dissolved on 29 April 2026.[^ch]
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