Product Recalls: January 11, 2018 – February 14, 2018
Health Letter, March 2018
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
Anastrozole capsules, 0.5 or 1 mg. Manufactured by: KRS Global Biotechnology.
Chloramphenicol 50-mg, sulfamethoxazole 50-mg, and amphotericin-B 5-mg capsules. Manufactured by: KRS Global Biotechnology.
Divalproex sodium delayed-release tablets, 500 mg, 100-count bottle. Manufactured by: Unichem Laboratories Ltd.
Gabapentin tablets, 800 mg, 500-count. Distributed by: Solco Healthcare US, LLC.
Human chorionic gonadotropin orally disintegrating tablets, 500 IU. Manufactured by: KRS Global Biotechnology.
Ibuprofen tablets, 200 mg, 24, 30, 50 or 60 tablets, Manufactured by: PD-Rx Pharmaceuticals Incorporated.
Ibuprofen tablets, 200, 400, 600 or 800 mg, 6 x 6500, 6 x 3500, 6 x 2500 or 6 x 1900 caplets (capsule-shaped tablets) bulk-packed in double polybag shipper packs for further packaging. Manufactured by: Marksans Pharma Ltd.
Liothyronine SR (T3) capsules, 20 mcg. Manufactured by: KRS Global Biotechnology.
Lovastatin tablets, 40 mg, 50 tablets (5×10) Unit Dose carton. Manufactured for AvKARE.
Moexipril hydrochloride and hydrocholorothiazide tablets, 7.5 mg/12.5 mg, 100-count bottle. Distributed By: TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.
Pravastatin sodium tablets, 10 or 20 mg, 30-count bottles, packaged in 12 x 30 tablets for individual patient dispensing per pharmacy dispenser cartons. Packaged for: International Laboratories, LLC.
PrednisoLONE tablets, 10 mg. Manufactured by: KRS Global Biotechnology.
Sermorelin orally disintegrating tablets, 500 mcg. Manufactured by: KRS Global Biotechnology.
Valsartan tablets, 160 mg, 90-count bottles. Manufactured by: Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co.
Viokace (pancrelipase) tablets, 20,880 USP units, 100-count bottle. Distributed by: Allergan 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/.