Wrong label, wrong strength, mixed-up products, or packaging errors. One of the most dangerous causes - you can end up taking the wrong drug or the wrong dose.
1,411 FDA drug recalls with this cause, newest first.
This is exactly what it sounds like: the wrong label on the right product, the wrong strength printed on the bottle, a missing or illegible lot number and expiry date, or two products mixed up during packaging. It is dangerous precisely because the pill or liquid itself may be fine, yet the patient has no way of knowing what they are actually taking. A high share of the Class I recalls in this group are mix-ups where a stronger product ended up in a weaker product's packaging.
Labeling: Label Mixup: TRIFLUOPERAZINE HCL, Tablet, 1 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: TERBUTALINE SULFATE, Tablet, 2.5 mg, NDC 00115261101, Pedigree: AD52778_88, EXP: 5/21/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: CHOLECALCIFEROL, Tablet, 5000 units may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS, Capsule, 0 mg, NDC 54629011101, Pedigree: AD65311_7, EXP: 5/24/2014; QUINAPRIL HCL, Tablet, 20 mg, NDC 68180055809, Pedigree: W003556, EXP: 6/24/2014; POTASSIUM ACID PHOSPHATE, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 00486111101, Pedigree: AD52778_34, EXP: 5/20/2
Labeling: Label Mixup: PERPHENAZINE, Tablet, 8 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: NIFEdipine, Capsule, 10 mg, NDC 59762100401, Pedigree: AD52778_55, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: sulfaSALAzine, Tablet, 500 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: FLUCONAZOLE, Tablet, 200 mg, NDC 00172541360, Pedigree: AD65475_16, EXP: 5/28/2014; PHENYTOIN SODIUM ER, Capsule, 30 mg, NDC 00071374066, Pedigree: W003331, EXP: 6/19/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PROPRANOLOL HCL, Tablet, 10 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: LORazepam, Tablet, 0.25 mg (1/2 of 0.5 mg), NDC 00591024001, Pedigree: AD60243_1, EXP: 5/22/2014; PROPRANOLOL HCL, Tablet, 10 mg, NDC 23155011001, Pedigree: W003068, EXP: 6/12/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PHENobarbital, Tablet, 97.2 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: EFAVIRENZ, Capsule, 200 mg, NDC 00056047492, Pedigree: AD46312_31, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PHENobarbital, Tablet, 97.2 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: PHENobarbital, Tablet, 64.8 mg, NDC 00603516721, Pedigree: AD73518_7, EXP: 5/31/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PHENobarbital, Tablet, 64.8 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: PREGABALIN, Capsule, 200 mg, NDC 00071101768, Pedigree: AD73518_4, EXP: 5/31/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PERPHENAZINE, Tablet, 16 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: MELATONIN, Tablet, 1 mg, NDC 47469000466, Pedigree: AD46257_19, EXP: 5/15/2014; LITHIUM CARBONATE ER, Tablet, 450 mg, NDC 00054002025, Pedigree: AD60272_25, EXP: 5/22/2014; MONTELUKAST SODIUM, CHEW Tablet, 4 mg, NDC 00006071131, Pedigree: AD76639_11, EXP: 5/31/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE, Tablet, 5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: FLECAINIDE ACETATE, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 00054001125, Pedigree: AD56847_4, EXP: 5/21/2014; SODIUM CHLORIDE, Tablet, 1 gm, NDC 00223176001, Pedigree: W003792, EXP: 6/27/2014; VARENICLINE, Tablet, 0.5 mg, NDC 00069046856, Pedigree: AD22616_1, EXP: 5/2/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE, Tablet, 2.5 mg (1/2 of 5 mg) may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: PIMOZIDE, Tablet, 1 mg (1/2 of 2 mg), NDC 57844018701, Pedigree: AD73525_61, EXP: 5/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: MODAFINIL, Tablet, 200 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: OMEGA-3-ACID ETHYL ESTERS, Capsule, 1000 mg, NDC 00173078302, Pedigree: W003692, EXP: 6/26/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: methylPREDNISolone, Tablet, 4 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: OMEPRAZOLE/SODIUM BICARBONATE, Capsule, 20 mg/110 mg, NDC 11523726503, Pedigree: AD42584_15, EXP: 5/14/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: HYDROCORTISONE, Tablet, 5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: carBAMazepine ER, Tablet, 200 mg, NDC 51672412401, Pedigree: AD60272_7, EXP: 5/22/2014; guanFACINE HCl, Tablet, 1 mg, NDC 00591044401, Pedigree: W002728, EXP: 4/30/2014; glyBURIDE, Tablet, 1.25 mg, NDC 00093834201, Pedigree: AD21790_10, EXP: 2/28/2014; ACARBOSE, Tablet, 25 mg
Labeling: Label Mixup: GLYCOPYRROLATE, Tablet, 2 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: PARICALCITOL, Capsule, 1 mcg, NDC 00074431730, Pedigree: W002667, EXP: 6/5/2014; guaiFENesin ER, Tablet, 600 mg, NDC 63824000850, Pedigree: W003244, EXP: 6/17/2014; LACTOBACILLUS, Tablet, 0, NDC 64980012950, Pedigree: AD22865_1, EXP: 5/2/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ACETAMINOPHEN/ BUTALBITAL/ CAFFEINE, Tablet, 325 mg/50 mg/40 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: ASPIRIN, Tablet, 325 mg, NDC 49348000123, Pedigree: W002640, EXP: 6/4/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: BISMUTH SUBSALICYLATE, CHEW Tablet, 262 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: IRBESARTAN, Tablet, 150 mg, NDC 00093746556, Pedigree: AD42592_7, EXP: 5/14/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ASPIRIN/ER DIPYRIDAMOLE, Capsule, 25 mg/200 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: THIAMINE HCL, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 00904054460, Pedigree: AD70639_1, EXP: 5/29/2014; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 88 mcg, NDC 00781518392, Pedigree: W003439, EXP: 6/20/2014; ZINC SULFATE, Capsule, 220 mg, NDC 60258013101, Pedigree: W003641, EXP: 6/25/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: MINOCYCLINE HCL, Capsule, 100 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: PROGESTERONE, Capsule, 100 mg, NDC 00591396401, Pedigree: AD73611_4, EXP: 5/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: MINOCYCLINE HCL, Capsule, 50 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: MINOXIDIL, Tablet, 2.5 mg, NDC 00591564201, Pedigree: AD52778_49, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup:MINOXIDIL, Tablet, 2.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: methylPREDNISolone, Tablet, 4 mg, NDC 00781502201, Pedigree: AD52778_43, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup:predniSONE, Tablet, 20 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: methylPREDNISolone, Tablet, 4 mg, NDC 00781502201, Pedigree: AD54587_7, EXP: 5/21/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup:quiNIDine SULFATE, Tablet, 200 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: QUINAPRIL, Tablet, 40 mg, NDC 31722027090, Pedigree: AD52778_76, EXP: 5/21/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup:TRIHEXYPHENIDYL HCL, Tablet, 1 mg (1/2 of 2 mg) may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: PERPHENAZINE, Tablet, 16 mg, NDC 00781104901, Pedigree: AD73525_22, EXP: 5/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup:PROGESTERONE, Capsule, 100 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: ASCORBIC ACID, Tablet, 250 mg, NDC 00904052260, Pedigree: AD73623_10, EXP: 5/30/2014.
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