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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| 1 | 1 | # M&A Pharmachem <!--company--> | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ## Identity <!--identity--> | |
| 4 | 4 | name: M&A Pharmachem | |
| 5 | 5 | disambiguation: Bolton maker of generic paracetamol and opiate medicines, 1977-2026 | |
| 6 | + | summary: Former Bolton maker of generic paracetamol and opiate medicines, held by two individual shareholders, in administration from 2022 and dissolved in 2026. | |
| 6 | 7 | legal_name: M & A Pharmachem Limited | |
| 8 | + | ownership_status: no_corporate_parent | |
| 9 | + | ownership_source: ^ch-psc | |
| 10 | + | registered_address: 4th Floor, Abbey House, 32 Booth Street, Manchester, M2 4AB, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 11 | country: GB | |
| 8 | 12 | register_ids: GB-CH:01296451 | |
| 9 | 13 | founded: 1977-02-01 | |
| 10 | 14 | dissolved: 2026-04-29 | |
| 11 | 15 | <!--/identity--> | |
| 12 | 16 | ||
| 13 | 17 | ## Aliases <!--aliases--> | |
| 14 | 18 | | name | type | locale | from | until | | |
| 15 | 19 | | ------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | | |
| 16 | 20 | | M & A Pharmachem Limited | legal | en | | | | |
| 17 | 21 | | M & A Pharmachem Ltd | legal | en | | | | |
| 18 | 22 | | M&A Pharmachem Limited | search | en | | | | |
| 19 | 23 | <!--/aliases--> | |
| 20 | 24 | ||
| 21 | 25 | ## References <!--references--> | |
| 22 | − | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 23 | − | | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------------ | ------- | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 24 | − | | 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 | | | | | |
| 25 | − | | mhra | https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/class-2-medicines-recall-m-a-pharmachem-limited-paracetamol-500-mg-tablets-1-x-1000-pl-04077-0001-el-19-a-32 | Class 2 Medicines Recall: M&A Pharmachem Limited Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets, 1 x 1000, PL 04077/0001, EL(19)A/32 | 2026-09-17 | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | registry | 2019-11-05 | EL(19)A/32 | | | | | | |
| 26 | − | | 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 | | | | | | |
| 27 | − | | bdesk | https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2092435-bolton-pharma-business-closes-with-loss-of-84-jobs-following-administration | Bolton pharma business closes with loss of 84 jobs following administration | 2026-09-17 | TheBusinessDesk.com | publication | 2022-01-27 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | + | | ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream | | |
| 27 | + | | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------------ | ------- | ----------- | -------- | | |
| 28 | + | | 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 | | | | | |
| 29 | + | | mhra | https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/class-2-medicines-recall-m-a-pharmachem-limited-paracetamol-500-mg-tablets-1-x-1000-pl-04077-0001-el-19-a-32 | Class 2 Medicines Recall: M&A Pharmachem Limited Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets, 1 x 1000, PL 04077/0001, EL(19)A/32 | 2026-09-17 | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | registry | 2019-11-05 | EL(19)A/32 | | | | | | |
| 30 | + | | ch | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01296451 | M & A PHARMACHEM LIMITED (01296451): company overview | 2026-09-22 | Companies House | registry | | 01296451 | | | | | | |
| 31 | + | | ch-psc | https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01296451/persons-with-significant-control | M & A PHARMACHEM LIMITED (01296451): persons with significant control | 2026-09-22 | Companies House | registry | | 01296451 | | | | | | |
| 32 | + | | bdesk | https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2092435-bolton-pharma-business-closes-with-loss-of-84-jobs-following-administration | Bolton pharma business closes with loss of 84 jobs following administration | 2026-09-17 | TheBusinessDesk.com | publication | 2022-01-27 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | 33 | <!--/references--> | |
| 29 | 34 | ||
| 30 | 35 | ## About <!--about--> | |
| 31 | − | M & A Pharmachem Limited was a British pharmaceutical manufacturer incorporated on 1 February 1977 and registered at Companies House as 01296451, with the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations and the wholesale of pharmaceutical goods among its registered activities.[^ch] It worked from Bolton, BL5 2AL, and held marketing authorisation PL 04077/0001 for Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets, acting as both authorisation holder and manufacturer.[^pil] The MHRA issued a Class 2 recall of several batches of that licence's 1 x 1000 pack in November 2019 after a few pots were found to hold tablets discoloured by Penicillium citrinum.[^mhra] Administrators from FRP were appointed on 27 January 2022 and the Bolton business closed with 84 job losses;[^bdesk] the company was dissolved on 29 April 2026.[^ch] | |
| 36 | + | M & A Pharmachem Limited was a British pharmaceutical manufacturer incorporated on 1 February 1977 and registered at Companies House as 01296451, with the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations and the wholesale of pharmaceutical goods among its registered activities.[^ch] It specialised in making and selling paracetamol and opiate medicines,[^bdesk] worked from Bolton, BL5 2AL, and held marketing authorisation PL 04077/0001 for Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets, acting as both authorisation holder and manufacturer.[^pil] Administrators from FRP were appointed on 27 January 2022 and the Bolton business closed with 84 job losses;[^bdesk] the company was dissolved on 29 April 2026.[^ch] | |
| 37 | + | ||
| 38 | + | The MHRA issued a Class 2 recall of several batches of that licence's 1 x 1000 pack in November 2019 after a few pots were found to hold tablets discoloured by Penicillium citrinum.[^mhra] From 8 January 2021 until its dissolution the register of persons with significant control listed two individuals, Yakub Ibrahim Patel and Anwer Ibrahim Issa Ismail Patel, each holding more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares and voting rights, and no corporate shareholder.[^ch-psc] Before them, C.D. Medical Limited (company 09569508), based at the Allenby Laboratories address in Westhoughton, held more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares from 27 May 2017 to 8 January 2021, and Elsie Maureen Armstrong was listed from 6 April 2016 to 26 May 2017.[^ch-psc] | |
| 32 | 39 | <!--/about--> |
Source of v1
# M&A Pharmachem <!--company-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: M&A Pharmachem
disambiguation: Bolton maker of generic paracetamol and opiate medicines, 1977-2026
legal_name: M & A Pharmachem Limited
country: GB
register_ids: GB-CH:01296451
founded: 1977-02-01
dissolved: 2026-04-29
<!--/identity-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| M & A Pharmachem Limited | legal | en | | |
| M & A Pharmachem Ltd | legal | en | | |
| M&A Pharmachem Limited | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------- | ------------------------------ | ------- | ----------- | -------- |
| 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 | | | |
| mhra | https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/class-2-medicines-recall-m-a-pharmachem-limited-paracetamol-500-mg-tablets-1-x-1000-pl-04077-0001-el-19-a-32 | Class 2 Medicines Recall: M&A Pharmachem Limited Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets, 1 x 1000, PL 04077/0001, EL(19)A/32 | 2026-09-17 | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | registry | 2019-11-05 | EL(19)A/32 | | | | |
| 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 | | | | |
| bdesk | https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2092435-bolton-pharma-business-closes-with-loss-of-84-jobs-following-administration | Bolton pharma business closes with loss of 84 jobs following administration | 2026-09-17 | TheBusinessDesk.com | publication | 2022-01-27 | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
M & A Pharmachem Limited was a British pharmaceutical manufacturer incorporated on 1 February 1977 and registered at Companies House as 01296451, with the manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations and the wholesale of pharmaceutical goods among its registered activities.[^ch] It worked from Bolton, BL5 2AL, and held marketing authorisation PL 04077/0001 for Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets, acting as both authorisation holder and manufacturer.[^pil] The MHRA issued a Class 2 recall of several batches of that licence's 1 x 1000 pack in November 2019 after a few pots were found to hold tablets discoloured by Penicillium citrinum.[^mhra] Administrators from FRP were appointed on 27 January 2022 and the Bolton business closed with 84 job losses;[^bdesk] the company was dissolved on 29 April 2026.[^ch]
<!--/about-->