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Dear Doctor Letter (Rote-Hand-Brief) on Alimta® (pemetrexed): Batch recall

Active substance: pemetrexed

Alimta® 500 mg batches recalled due to a possible microbial contamination with Methylobacterium sp. which was discovered during routine controls. In Germany, this concerns batch A931727G and certain imported batches.

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