Fake Rhophylac 300 Injection Batch P100830101: DRAP Alert in Pakistan and How to Check Your Anti-D Shot

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) says batch P100830101 of Rhophylac 300 injection is spurious and must not be used. DRAP issued the rapid alert, number I/S/11-02-49, on 2 November 2026. If a pharmacy or hospital has given you a Rhophylac pre-filled syringe for a pregnancy, read the batch number on the box before the injection. Below: how to check it, what to do if you already had it, and where to report.

We read the alert on DRAP's recall page and its two page PDF on the evening of 2 November 2026. It names one batch only. Other batches of Rhophylac 300 are not part of this alert.

DRAP named one Rhophylac 300 batch as spurious on 2 November 2026

The alert covers Rhophylac 300 injection, a solution in a pre-filled syringe, batch P100830101. DRAP calls it spurious under the Drugs Act, 1976. The importer says the batch did not come through its company or its authorised distribution.

Rhophylac is an anti-D injection. Its maker describes it as Rho(D) immune globulin, a blood-derived injection for Rh-negative women whose baby may be Rh-positive. It is usually given around weeks 28 to 30 of pregnancy and often again within 72 hours after birth. So the people at risk here are pregnant women and new mothers, and the doctors who treat them.

The fake batch was traced after a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa drug inspector asked

A provincial drug inspector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wrote to the importer. Hakimsons replied that batch P100830101 is not linked to its company. The authorised supplier gave the same answer, and DRAP then issued the alert.

That is how many of these cases start. An inspector finds a pack in the market, the company checks its own records, and the batch does not match. The alert does not say which city or pharmacy the batch was found in. It also gives no picture or list of packaging differences, so you cannot tell a fake from a genuine pack by looking. The batch number is the only check DRAP has given the public.

DRAP says field staff and provincial drug control departments have been told to search the supply chain and seize the product.

Check the batch number before the injection is given

Look for "P100830101" on the outer box and on the syringe label. If it matches, do not let anyone inject it. If the batch is different, this alert does not cover it, though you should still buy only from a licensed pharmacy.

1. Ask the pharmacy or hospital for the box the syringe came in.
2. Find the batch or lot number, often printed as "B.No." or "Lot".
3. Compare it with P100830101, letter by letter.
4. If it matches, keep the box and syringe and do not use them.
5. Ask your doctor for a replacement from another batch, bought from a licensed outlet.

Keep the receipt. A cash memo with the pharmacy's name helps DRAP trace where the batch came from. The rules on what must be printed on a pack are in DRAP's medicine labelling rules.

If you already received this batch, tell your doctor

DRAP tells anyone who used this batch to contact their doctor if they had any problem, and to report it. A spurious product may not work as intended and may carry unknown safety risks, the alert says. Your doctor decides what follow-up you need.

Do not panic, and do not try to judge it yourself. Take the box, the receipt and your pregnancy file to the doctor who prescribed the injection. Tell them the batch number and the date it was given. They can decide whether any test or further dose is needed.

For health workers, DRAP asks for extra care in the supply chains of hospitals, pharmacies and clinics that may have received this product. Any side effect or quality problem should go to the national or provincial pharmacovigilance centre. The steps for that are in reporting a medicine side effect to DRAP.

Where to report a fake medicine in Pakistan

Report a suspected fake to DRAP by email at gsms@dra.gov.pk or by phone on 051-9255969, both printed on the alert. DRAP's website also lists a helpline, 0800-03727, open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. You can also tell your provincial drug inspector.

Give the product name, batch number, where and when you bought it, and a photo of the box. The full process, with what to attach, is in reporting a counterfeit medicine to DRAP.

DRAP also reminds buyers that medicines must come from licensed pharmacies and authorised outlets. Check the condition of the pack, and ask the pharmacist if anything looks wrong. A cold-chain injection sold from a general store or a social media seller is a warning sign on its own.

DRAP has issued six recall and rapid alerts since 22 October

The Rhophylac alert is the third alert in a week about an injectable or vaccine. Before it came fake flu vaccines, Vaxigrip Tetra and Influvac Tetra. The list below comes from DRAP's recent updates page, read on 2 November 2026.

The details of the flu vaccine case are in the fake Influvac Tetra batch P13 alert, and October's full run is in the DRAP recall alerts list for October 2026.

Common questions

Which Rhophylac batch is fake?

Only batch P100830101 of Rhophylac 300 injection in a pre-filled syringe. DRAP has not named any other batch.

Is all Rhophylac in Pakistan unsafe now?

No. The alert covers one batch. Other batches are not named, but buy only from a licensed pharmacy and check the batch number.

Who imports genuine Rhophylac into Pakistan?

DRAP's alert names Hakimsons (Impex) (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi, as the marketing authorisation holder for Rhophylac 300.

What should I do if this batch was already injected?

See the doctor who prescribed it, with the box and receipt. DRAP also asks you to report the case to DRAP or the National Pharmacovigilance Centre.

How do I report a fake injection to DRAP?

Email gsms@dra.gov.pk or call 051-9255969, the contacts on the alert. DRAP's helpline 0800-03727 also takes calls on working days.

Where can I check a medicine's official price?

DRAP publishes prices in its PharmaPrice index. The steps are in checking a medicine price on DRAP's index.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked 2 November 2026 at about 22:40 PKT. We read DRAP's rapid alert page for Rhophylac 300, its PDF, and DRAP's recent updates list at dra.gov.pk. The description of the product comes from its maker's site, rhophylac.com. The alert gives no expiry date, no place where the batch was found and no packaging differences, so we could not report those. We did not see or test a pack, and we did not check the injection's price.