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FDA recalls of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
FDA drug recalls cover prescription medicines, over-the-counter products, biologic and gene therapies, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (the raw drug substances that manufacturers compound into finished products). Recall classifications follow the same Class I / II / III system as food, and most published recalls are Class II — the product is unlikely to cause permanent harm but doesn't meet specification.
The most common reasons for a drug recall are out-of-specification potency or dissolution (the active ingredient is present in too high or too low a dose), microbial contamination, particulate matter in injectables, mix-ups during packaging where bottles end up with the wrong tablets, and nitrosamine impurities in certain drug classes. Many drug recalls are at the lot level — the manufacturer's whole product line is still safe to use, but specific production lots are pulled.
If a recall affects your medication: don't stop taking it on your own. Call your prescriber or pharmacist before doing anything. Stopping a prescribed drug abruptly can be more dangerous than the issue prompting the recall. Most drug-recall remedies route through the dispensing pharmacy, who'll either swap your supply for an unaffected lot or coordinate a refund with the manufacturer.
Accord Healthcare recalls Atorvastatin Calcium 80 mg tablets due to manufacturing process deviations identified during FDA inspection. 72,376 bottles were distributed in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Accord Healthcare is recalling 5,090 vials of Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Injection due to manufacturing deviations found during an FDA inspection. Affected batches include R2101570, R2101574, and R2101576, distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Nephron Sterile Compounding Center is recalling 443,483 bottles of Norepinephrine Bitartrate injection nationwide due to lack of sterility assurance in the product.
Accord Healthcare is recalling Simvastatin 80 mg tablets due to manufacturing practice deviations discovered during an FDA inspection. Approximately 205,631 bottles are affected across the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
FDA recalls norepinephrine bitartrate injection (270,291 bottles nationwide) due to lack of sterility assurance. The injectable medication from Nephron Sterile Compounding Center poses infection risk if used.
Nephron Sterile Compounding Center has recalled phenylephrine HCl injection vials due to lack of assurance of sterility. Patients and healthcare providers should discontinue use of the affected lots.
Accord Healthcare is recalling Glycopyrrolate Injection due to manufacturing process deviations found during FDA inspection. The recall involves 5,273 vials distributed across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Accord Healthcare's Ropinirole 3mg tablets are being recalled due to manufacturing compliance deviations identified during an FDA inspection. The recall affects 14,928 bottles distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Accord Healthcare is recalling 75,190 bottles of Doxazosin 4 mg tablets due to manufacturing quality control deviations discovered during an FDA inspection. No illnesses have been reported.
Nephron Sterile Compounding Center is recalling Norepinephrine Bitartrate injection nationwide due to lack of sterility assurance. The recall affects 305,895 bottles across 13 lots.
Accord Healthcare recalls Tadalafil 20 mg tablets due to CGMP deviations identified during FDA inspection. Approximately 613,553 bottles distributed in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada are affected.
Accord Healthcare is recalling Pravastatin Sodium 20 mg tablets following an FDA inspection that identified manufacturing practice deviations. Approximately 32,688 bottles were distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Accord Healthcare is recalling Phenylephrine Hydrochloride Injection vials due to manufacturing practice deviations discovered during an FDA inspection. Affected batches were distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Accord Healthcare recalls 139,332 bottles of ropinirole 0.25 mg tablets distributed in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada due to manufacturing compliance deviations identified during FDA inspection.
Accord Healthcare's Tadalafil 5 mg tablets are being recalled due to deviations from current good manufacturing practices identified during an FDA inspection. Approximately 1,113,264 bottles were distributed across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Accord Healthcare is recalling Glimepiride 1 mg tablets distributed in the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada due to Current Good Manufacturing Practice deviations discovered during an FDA inspection. The recall affects 469,944 bottles.
Accord Healthcare is recalling Tadalafil 10 mg tablets in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada due to manufacturing quality control deviations discovered during an FDA inspection.
Nephron Sterile Compounding Center is recalling Diltiazem HCl injectable due to lack of sterility assurance. The FDA Class II recall affects 4,743 bottles distributed nationwide.
Accord Healthcare is recalling approximately 1.1 million bottles of Aripiprazole 5mg tablets due to Good Manufacturing Practice deviations identified during an FDA inspection. No illnesses or injuries have been reported.
Nephron Sterile Compounding Center LLC is recalling Phenylephrine HCl Injection due to lack of assurance of sterility. The recall affects 546,450 vials distributed nationwide.
Accord Healthcare is recalling Atorvastatin Calcium 20 mg tablets due to manufacturing practice deviations found during an FDA inspection. The affected products were distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Accord Healthcare is recalling Pravastatin Sodium 80 mg tablets due to manufacturing process deviations discovered during an FDA inspection. The recall affects approximately 1,970 bottles distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Accord Healthcare is recalling 1,190,484 bottles of Simvastatin 40 mg tablets distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada due to Current Good Manufacturing Practice deviations identified during an FDA inspection.
Accord Healthcare is recalling approximately 25,812 bottles of Buspirone Hydrochloride 30mg tablets due to manufacturing practice deviations discovered during an FDA inspection.
Accord Healthcare is recalling 170,448 bottles of Aripiprazole 20 mg tablets distributed in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada due to manufacturing quality control (CGMP) deviations identified during FDA inspection.
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