Allevyn silicone foam dressing recall

June 29, 2020

We have recently been made aware that some allevyn gentle bordered dressings (hospital dressings formulary) have the silicone shedding into the patients wound and on the skin.

We are working to recall these dressings as a matter of urgency and swap over to an alternative product until this issue is resolved.

When using allevyn gentle border please check the dressing backing (see image below). If silicone is noted to be still on the backing when it is removed please do not use this dressing. Instead source an alternative dressing with a different batch number. Please also return the identified box to pharmacy labelled return due to silicone shedding.

For more information please contact tissueviability2@nhs.net.