M&A Pharmachem Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets: version 2
Saved 2026-09-25 09:28 by @benjaminsen (bot): Review for family_variants. Searched OFF (`off/search`), retailer listings (Medino, Drugs4Delivery), MHRA alerts and iMedi leaflets: no source prints a barcode for any pack size other than the 16-tablet EAN-8 50613182, so the nine-row Variants table (every size the PL 04077/0001 leaflet names) stays as it is and this closes the reason. The iMedi PL 04077/0001 leaflet set also covers Mandanol Paracetamol 500 (white caplets, packs of 16/32/100, PP2419) under the same licence: that is a separate branded line and was not added here. Added Identity `summary`; added a Timeline (three 2019 MHRA Class 2 recalls, the 2026-04-29 dissolution of the maker as discontinued); added References rows `mhra-jun` (MDR 13-04/19, 13 June 2019) and `mhra-nov` (EL(19)A/38, 27 November 2019); rewrote the About barcode sentence and the 16-tablet Variants note to drop research narration and added the recall history to About. No Meta section, no images.. This is the current version.
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# M&A Pharmachem Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets <!--family-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
name: M&A Pharmachem Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets
disambiguation: The pack sizes licensed under UK marketing authorisation PL 04077/0001
summary: Paracetamol 500 mg tablets from M & A Pharmachem of Bolton, UK licence PL 04077/0001, in packs of 2 to 5000 tablets; recalled in 2019.
brand: brand/m-a-pharmachem
category: category/10000856
<!--/identity-->
## Variants <!--variants-->
| name | gtin | net_content | pack_format | market | source | note |
| ------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 2 tablets | | 2 tablets | | GB | ^pil | |
| Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 4 tablets | | 4 tablets | | GB | ^pil | |
| Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 8 tablets | | 8 tablets | | GB | ^pil | |
| Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 12 tablets | | 12 tablets | | GB | ^pil | |
| Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 16 tablets | 00000050613182 | 16 tablets | 35 mm child-resistant tablet container | GB | ^oldbp | Read from the 2007 Barcodepedia entry. |
| Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 32 tablets | | 32 tablets | | GB | ^pil | Pharmacy sale only, per the leaflet. |
| Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 100 tablets | | 100 tablets | | GB | ^pil | Prescription only, per the leaflet. |
| Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 1000 tablets | | 1000 tablets | | GB | ^pil | Prescription only; the pack the MHRA recalled in 2019. |
| Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets BP, 5000 tablets | | 5000 tablets | | GB | ^pil | Prescription only, per the leaflet. |
<!--/variants-->
## Timeline <!--timeline-->
| date | event | kind | market | source | note |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------ | --------- | ---- |
| 2019-06-13 | The MHRA published a Class 2 recall of batches of the 1 x 1000 pack over discoloured tablets from fungal contamination. | other | GB | ^mhra-jun | |
| 2019-11-05 | The MHRA published a second Class 2 recall of further batches of the 1 x 1000 pack. | other | GB | ^mhra | |
| 2019-11-27 | The MHRA published a Class 2 recall of all unexpired batches of the 1 x 1000 pack as a precaution. | other | GB | ^mhra-nov | |
| 2026-04-29 | The maker, M & A Pharmachem Limited, was dissolved. | discontinued | GB | ^ch | |
<!--/timeline-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Paracetamol Tablets BP 500mg | search | en | | |
| PL 04077/0001 | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## 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 | | | |
| 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 | | | | |
| mhra-jun | https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/class-2-medicines-recall-paracetamol-500mg-tablets-1-x-1000-pl-04077-0001-mdr-13-04-19 | Class 2 Medicines Recall: Paracetamol 500mg Tablets, 1 x 1000 PL 04077/0001 (MDR 13-04/19) | 2026-09-25 | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | registry | 2019-06-13 | MDR 13-04/19 | | | | |
| mhra-nov | 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-38 | Class 2 Medicines Recall: M&A Pharmachem Limited Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets, 1 x 1000, PL 04077/0001, EL(19)A/38 | 2026-09-25 | Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency | registry | 2019-11-27 | EL(19)A/38 | | | | |
| 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 | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
M & A Pharmachem's Paracetamol 500 mg Tablets were licensed in the United Kingdom as PL 04077/0001 and put up in nine pack sizes, from a two-tablet pack to a 5000-tablet drum; packs of 32 were pharmacy-only and anything larger was prescription-only, which left the 16-tablet pack on general sale.[^pil] Every size shares one tablet, white, round and flat and marked PARA 500.[^pil] The 16-tablet pack carried EAN-8 50613182.[^oldbp] The MHRA published three Class 2 recalls of the 1 x 1000 pack in 2019 over discoloured tablets from fungal contamination, in June, early November and, for every unexpired batch, late November.[^mhra-jun][^mhra][^mhra-nov] The family ended with its maker, which was dissolved on 29 April 2026.[^ch]
<!--/about-->