Product Recalls: January 17, 2019 – February 13, 2019
Health Letter, March 2019
Note: Never stop taking a drug that appears on the product recall list without first talking to your doctor or pharmacist. Most recalls are limited to a single manufacturer and may not be related to the version of a particular drug you are taking. If a recall does relate to the version of the drug you are taking, you should not stop taking the drug until you discuss an alternative treatment with your doctor or pharmacist.
CLASS II
Amlodipine and valsartan tablets; 5 mg/160 mg, 10 mg/160 mg, 5 mg/320 mg or 10 mg/320 mg; 30-count bottles. Manufactured for: Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.
Esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone tablets, 0.625 mg/1.25 mg or 1.25 mg/2.5 mg, 100-count bottle. Manufactured By: Syntho Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Ezetimibe and simvastatin tablets, 10 mg/80 mg, 1,000-count bottles. Manufactured by: Teva Pharmaceuticals Ind. Ltd.
Fexofenadine HCl tablets, 180 mg, 30- or 500-count bottles. Manufactured by: Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Irbesartan tablets, 300 mg, 90 count. Manufactured by: Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co.
Irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, 150 mg/12.5 mg or 300 mg/12.5 mg, 30 or 90 count. Manufactured by: Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co.
Olmesartan medoxomil and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, 40 mg/25 mg, 30- or 90-count bottle. Manufactured by: Teva Pharmaceutical, IND. LTD.
Valsartan tablets, 320 mg, 90-count bottles. Manufactured for: Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.
Valsartan and hydrochlorothiazide tablets; 320mg/12.5 mg, 160mg/12.5 mg, 320 mg/25 mg, 80 mg/12.5 mg or 160 mg/25 mg; 90-count bottle. Manufactured for: Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc.
For more information about the drug recalls listed above, please visit http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm.
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
For a list of recent recalls of consumer products, please visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission website at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/.