Drug and pharmaceutical recalls
17624 federal recalls on file. Federal recalls for prescription drugs, OTC medications, supplements, and pharmaceuticals. Sourced from the FDA and translated into plain English.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugChina Gel IncClass IICHINA_GEL (Camphor 3.00%, Menthol 5.00%) A TOPICAL PAIN RELIEVER, packaged as a) 2 OZ (56.8g) tube, NDC 76305-300-13; b) 4 OZ (113.5g) jar, UPC 6 87806 10004 2, NDC 76305-300-02; c) 6 OZ (170 g) tube, UPC 6 87806 10006 2, NDC 76305-300-03; d) 8 OZ (226.8g) jar, UPC 6 87806 10008 2, NDC 76305-300-04; e) 16 OZ (453.6g), Bottle w/ Pump, UPC 6 87806 10016 7, NDC 76305-300-03; f) 128 OZ (3.78L) Gallon, UPC 6 87806 10128 7, NDC 76305-300-06; Distributed by: CHINA-GEL LLC, Arlington Height
CGMP deviations: Product being recalled as it was made in the same facility where contamination with B. cepacia was found in other products.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugMacleods Pharma Usa IncClass IIClopidogrel Tablets, USP, 75 mg, 500-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Macleods Pharma USA, Inc., Plainsboro, NJ 08536, Manufactured by: Macleods Pharmaceutical Ltd., Baddi, Himachal, Pradesh, INDIA NDC 33342-060-15
Presence of foreign matter
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugAkorn, Inc.Class IIArtificial Tears Ointment, Lubricant Eye Ointment, Net Wt. 3.5 g (1/8 oz.) per tube, Sterile, Manufactured by: Akorn, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 60045, NDC 17478-062-35
Non-Sterility - OOS sterility testing observed during 12-month controlled room temperature stability testing. The microbiological investigation identified the organism as a member of the Bacillus cereus group.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugTeligent Pharma, Inc.Class IIILidocaine Ointment USP, 5% Rx Only, Net Wt 35.44 g(1 1/4 oz)packaged in a laminat tube, Teligent Pharma, Inc. Buena, New Jersey 08310, NDC 52565-008-14.
Failed Viscosity Specifications: lot does not meet specification for Viscosity, which was determined through routine testing.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugJubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Class IIIDonepezil HCL Tablets, USP, 5 mg, 90-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Jubilant Generics Ltd. India, Marketed by: Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc. Salisbury, MD 21801 NDC 59746-329-90
Subpotent
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugGlobal Sanitizers LLCClass IIMEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel, ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULA, (Ethyl Alcohol 70% v/v), 8 Fl OZ (236 mL) bottle, Manufactured by Asiaticon, S.A. de C.V. Conkal 62, Jardines del Ajusco, Tlalpan, Ciudad de Mexico, C.P. 14200. Distributed by SBL Brands, LLC Las Vegas, NV 89119 UPC: 6 76753 00420 8 ,
CGMP Deviations: lots and products of hand sanitizer are being recalled because they were manufactured under the same conditions as the product lot found to contain methanol.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugGlobal Sanitizers LLCClass IIMEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel, ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULA, (Ethyl Alcohol 70% v/v), 8.5 FL OZ / 250 mL bottle, Made in Mexico, Distributed by SBL Brands, LLC Las Vegas, NV 89119. UPC: 6 76753 00359 1 ,
CGMP Deviations: lots and products of hand sanitizer are being recalled because they were manufactured under the same conditions as the product lot found to contain methanol.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugGlobal Sanitizers LLCClass IMEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel, ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULA, (Ethyl Alcohol 70% v/v), 8.5 FL OZ / 250 mL bottle, Made in Mexico, Distributed by SBL Brands, LLC Las Vegas, NV 89119. UPC: 6 76753 00359 1
Chemical Contamination: FDA analysis found 1 lot of MEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel, ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULA (ethyl alcohol 70%) to be below the label claim for ethanol content and to contain methanol.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugGlobal Sanitizers LLCClass IMEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel, ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULA, (Ethyl Alcohol 70% v/v), 8 FL OZ (236 mL) bottle, Manufactured by Asiaticon, S.A. de C.V. Conkal 62, Jardines del Ajusco, Tlalpan, Ciudad de Mexico, C.P. 14200, Distributed by SBL Brands, LLC. Las Vegas, NV 89119. Made in Mexico UPC: 6 76753 00420 8,
Chemical Contamination: FDA analysis found 1 lot of MEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel, ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULA (ethyl alcohol 70%) to be below the label claim for ethanol content and to contain methanol.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugGlobal Sanitizers LLCClass IIMEDICALLY MINDED Hand Sanitizer Gel, ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULA, (Ethyl Alcohol 70% v/v), 8.5 FL OZ (250 mL) bottle, Manufactured by Asiaticon, S.A. de C.V. Conkal 62, Jardines del Ajusco, Tlalpan, Ciudad de Mexico, C.P. 14200, Distributed by SBL Brands, LLC. Las Vegas, NV 89119. Made in Mexico UPC 6 76753 00414 7
CGMP Deviations: lots and products of hand sanitizer are being recalled because they were manufactured under the same conditions as the product lot found to contain methanol.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugGlobal Sanitizers LLCClass IIMEDICALLY MINDED ANTIMICROBIAL Hand Sanitizer Gel with Aloe Vera, (Ethyl Alcohol 70% v/v), 10 FL OZ / 300 mL, Manufactured by Grupo V-Klean S.A. de C.V, Calle Alborada 124, Parques del Pedregal, Tlalpan, 14250 Ciudad de Mexico, CDMX, Distributed by SBL Brands, LLC. Las Vegas, NV 89119. Made in Mexico UPC: 6 76753 00417 8
CGMP Deviations: lots and products of hand sanitizer are being recalled because they were manufactured under the same conditions as the product lot found to contain methanol.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugGranules USA, Inc.Class IINaproxen Sodum Tablets USP 220 mg, (Caplet), Manufactured by: Granules India Limited, Sy.No. 160/A, 161/E, 162, &174/A, Gagillapur Village, Dundigal-Gandimalsamma Monday, Medchai-Maikhajgir District - 500043, Telangana, INDIA. NDC 62207-762-36
CGMP Deviations
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugTeva Pharmaceuticals USAClass IICyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Tablets, 7.5mg, 100 count tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, NDC 57237-266-01
CGMP Deviations: Out of specification (OOS) test result for Total Aerobic Microbial Count (TAMC) and Total Yeast and Mold Count (TYMC) for an excipient batch of Dibasic Calcium Phosphate.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugTeva Pharmaceuticals USAClass IICyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Tablets, 7.5mg, 100 count tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, NDC 70199-014-01
CGMP Deviations: Out of specification (OOS) test result for Total Aerobic Microbial Count (TAMC) and Total Yeast and Mold Count (TYMC) for an excipient batch of Dibasic Calcium Phosphate.
- 2021-09-08FDA-DrugTeva Pharmaceuticals USAClass IICyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Tablets, 7.5mg, 100 count tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054, NDC 0591-3330-01
CGMP Deviations: Out of specification (OOS) test result for Total Aerobic Microbial Count (TAMC) and Total Yeast and Mold Count (TYMC) for an excipient batch of Dibasic Calcium Phosphate.
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugEli Lilly & CompanyClass IITrulicity (dulaglutide), 0.75 mg/0.5 mL, 4 Single-Dose Pens per box, Rx only, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46285, NDC 0002-1433-80
Labeling: Label error on declared strength - autoinjector devices labeled as 0.75 mg / 0.5 mL actually contain 1.5 mg / 0.5 mL of product.
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugKVK-Tech, Inc.Class IAtovaquone Oral Suspension, USP, 750 mg/5 mL, 210 mL bottle, Rx Only, Mfd. By: KVK-Tech, Inc., Newtown, PA 18940, NDC 10702-223-21.
Temperature abuse: the firm received customer complaints of unusual grittiness in the product.
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugHikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.Class IIIBleomycin for Injection, USP, packaged in 15 units per single dose vial, Rx only, Manufactured by Thymoorgan Pharmazie GmbH Schiffgraben 23, 38690 Gosfar, Germany Distributed by Hikma USA Inc. Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, NDC 0143-9240-01
Labeling: Not elsewhere classified: Mislabeling
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugHIS ENTERPRISE INCClass IIMiss Slim, capsules, packaged in 10-count and 30-count box, Distributed by : His Enterprise Made in USA UPC 742137605030
Marketed without ANDA/NDA approval
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugTeligent Pharma, Inc.Class IIErythromycin Topical Solution USP, 2%, 60mL bottle, Rx only, Teligent Pharma, Inc. Buena, NJ 08310, NDC 52565-027-59
Defective container: possibility for lack of seal integrity.
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugSterRx, LLCClass IISodium Bicarbonate in 5% Dextrose Injection, 150 mEq per 1,000 mL (12.6 mg per mL), 1,000 mL bags, Rx only, SterRx, 141 Idaho Ave., Plattsburgh, NY 12903
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugSterRx, LLCClass ISodium Bicarbonate in 5% Dextrose Injection, 150 mEq per 1,000 mL (12.6 mg per mL), 1,000 mL bags, Rx only, SterRx, 141 Idaho Ave., Plattsburgh, NY 12903 NDC 70324-326-01
Non-Sterility: firm's third party lab confirmed microbial contamination.
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugSigmaPharm Laboratories LLCClass IISodium Phenylbutyrate POWDER, 250 grams bottle, Rx Only, Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC Bensalem, PA 19020 NDC 42794-086-14 UPC Code# 3 42794 086 14 4
Failed Impurities Specifications: Out of Specification impurity results obtained during routine testing.
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugCustopharm, Inc.Class IIFLUDARABINE PHOSPHATE FOR INJECTION, USP, 50 mg per vial, Single dose vial, Rx Only, Mfd for: Leucadia Pharmaceuticals Carlsbad, CA 92011 U.S.A, NDC 24201-237-01
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: the manufacturing firm had microbial recoveries during environmental monitoring in aseptic areas of manufacturing.
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugProfessional Disposables International, IncClass IIPDI Duo-Swab Povidone-Iodine Cleansing Scrub Swabstick, (1's), Step 1, packaged as a) Step 1 Scrub, 1 Swabstick, NDC 10819-3891-1, b) Step 2 Prep, 1 Swabstick, NDC 10819-3890-1, Professional Disposable International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376 Reorder No S23125, UPC (01)00318019000161
SubPotent: Out of Specification
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugProfessional Disposables International, IncClass IIPDI Povidone-Iodide Cleansing Scrub Swabstick (3's), 3 Swabsticks, Professional Disposable International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376, Reorder No S82125, NDC 10819-3891-3, UPC (01)00310819000208.
SubPotent: Out of Specification
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugProfessional Disposables International, IncClass IIPDI Povidone-Iodine Cleansing Scrub Swabstick (1's), 1 Swabstick, Professional Disposable International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376 Reorder No S48050, NDC 10819-3891-2, UPC (01)00310819000192.
SubPotent: Out of Specification
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugProfessional Disposables International, IncClass IIPDI Povidone-Iodine Swabstick (3's), 3 Swabsticks, Professional Disposable International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376 Reorder No S41125 NDC 10819-3885-2, UPC (01)00310819000185
SubPotent: Out of Specification
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugProfessional Disposables International, IncClass IIPDI Povidine Iodine Swabstick (1's), 1 swabstick, Professional Disposable International, Inc. Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376 Reorder No S41350 NDC 10819-3885-1, UPC (01)00310819000178.
SubPotent: Out of Specification
- 2021-09-01FDA-DrugProfessional Disposables International, IncClass IIPDI Povidone-Iodine Prep Pad Large, 1 Prep Pad, Professional Disposable International, Inc., Orangeburg, NY 10962 -1376 USA Reorder No C12400 NDC 10819-3883-3, UPC (01)00310819000154
SubPotent: Out of Specification
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