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: CYCLOBENZAPRINE HCL, Tablet, 5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ASCORBIC ACID, Tablet, 250 mg, NDC 00904052260, Pedigree: AD46257_62, EXP: 5/15/2014; ATENOLOL, Tablet, 12.5 mg (1/2 of 25 mg), NDC 63304062101, Pedigree: AD73525_1, EXP: 5/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PIOGLITAZONE, Tablet, 15 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: LACTASE ENZYME, Tablet, 3000 units, NDC 24385014976, Pedigree: AD21846_31, EXP: 5/1/2014; PHOSPHORUS, Tablet, 250 mg, NDC 64980010401, Pedigree: AD25452_7, EXP: 5/3/2014; ARIPiprazole, Tablet, 15 mg, NDC 59148000913, Pedigree: AD28322_1, EXP: 5/6/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: NIFEdipine ER, Tablet, 60 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: NICOTINE POLACRILEX, LOZENGE, 2 mg, NDC 00135051001, Pedigree: W003749, EXP: 6/26/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: CLINDAMYCIN HCL, Capsule, 300 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: MELATONIN, Tablet, 3 mg, NDC 51991001406, Pedigree: AD68019_7, EXP: 5/28/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE, Tablet 0.1 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: LOXAPINE, Capsule, 5 mg, NDC 00591036901, Pedigree: AD46426_7, EXP: 5/15/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: DICYCLOMINE HCL, Tablet, 20 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: RAMIPRIL, Capsule, 2.5 mg, NDC 68180058901, Pedigree: AD76639_1, EXP: 5/31/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PROPAFENONE HCL, Tablet, 150 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: FOSINOPRIL SODIUM, Tablet, 10 mg, NDC 00185004109, Pedigree: AD54549_7, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: guanFACINE HCl, Tablet, 1 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: buPROPion HCl ER, Tablet, 200 mg, NDC 47335073886, Pedigree: W002727, EXP: 6/6/2014; OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID, Capsule, 1000 mg, NDC 00904404360, Pedigree: AD39588_7, EXP: 5/13/2014; OMEPRAZOLE/SODIUM BICARBONATE, Capsule, 20 mg/1,100 mg, NDC 11523726503, Pedigree: W003873, EXP: 6/2
Labeling: Label Mixup: TRIAMTERENE/ HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, Tablet, 37.5 mg/25 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: SEVELAMER HCL, Tablet 800 mg, NDC 58468002101, Pedigree: W002858, EXP: 6/7/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ESTROPIPATE, Tablet, 0.75 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: MESALAMINE DR, Capsule, 400 mg, NDC 00430075327, Pedigree: AD34934_1, EXP: 1/31/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: VERAPAMIL HCL, Tablet, 40 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM, Tablet, 10 mg, NDC 00378201577, Pedigree: W003095, EXP: 6/12/2014; TACROLIMUS, Capsule, 1 mg, NDC 00781210301, Pedigree: W003352, EXP: 3/31/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LOXAPINE, Capsule, 5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: SERTRALINE HCL, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 16714061204, Pedigree: AD46426_1, EXP: 5/15/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LORazepam, Tablet, 0.25 mg (1/2 of 0.5 mg) may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: traMADol HCl, Tablet, 25 mg (1/2 of 50 mg), NDC 57664037708, Pedigree: AD60272_92, EXP: 5/22/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE SL, Tablet, 0.125 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: guanFACINE HCl, Tablet, 2 mg, NDC 65162071310, Pedigree: AD21790_13, EXP: 5/1/2014; CYCLOBENZAPRINE HCL, Tablet, 5 mg, NDC 00591325601, Pedigree: AD46265_4, EXP: 5/15/2014; guanFACINE HCl, Tablet, 2 mg, NDC 65162071310, Pedigree: W003678, EXP: 6/25/2014; guanFACIN
Labeling: Label Mixup: HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE ODT, Tablet, 0.125 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: FLUoxetine HCl, Capsule, 10 mg, NDC 16714035103, Pedigree: W003613, EXP: 6/25/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM, Tablet, 25 mcg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 175 mcg, NDC 00378181701, Pedigree: W003151, EXP: 6/13/2014; HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE SL, Tablet, 0.125 mg, NDC 00574025001, Pedigree: W003000, EXP: 6/11/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM, Tablet, 5 mcg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM, Tablet, 25 mcg, NDC 00574022201, Pedigree: W003152, EXP: 4/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: CALCIUM ACETATE, Tablet, 667 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ASCORBIC ACID, Tablet, 250 mg, NDC 00904052260, Pedigree: AD30028_34, EXP: 5/7/2014; HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE ODT, Tablet, 0.125 mg, NDC 00574024701, Pedigree: W003614, EXP: 6/25/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE, Tablet, 2.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: BENAZEPRIL HCL, Tablet, 40 mg, NDC 65162075410, Pedigree: AD68010_1, EXP: 5/28/2014; THIORIDAZINE HCL, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 00378061601, Pedigree: AD73525_28, EXP: 5/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: BROMOCRIPTINE MESYLATE, Tablet, 2.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: CAFFEINE, Tablet, 200 mg, NDC 24385060173, Pedigree: W003725, EXP: 6/26/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ESTRADIOL, Tablet, 0.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: NICOTINE POLACRILEX, GUM, 2 mg, NDC 00536302923, Pedigree: AD33897_28, EXP: 2/28/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: hydrOXYzine PAMOATE, Capsule, 100 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: CALCIUM CITRATE, Tablet, 950 mg (200 mg Elemental Calcium), NDC 00904506260, AD46257_43, EXP: 5/15/2014; guaiFENesin ER, Tablet, 600 mg, NDC 45802049878, Pedigree: W002734, EXP: 6/6/2014; guaiFENesin ER, Tablet, 600 mg, NDC 45802049878, Pedigree: W003689, EXP: 6/26/20
Labeling: Label Mixup: chlordiazePOXIDE HCl, Capsule, 25 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: FLECAINIDE ACETATE, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 65162064110, Pedigree: AD46414_16, EXP: 5/16/2014; CALCIUM ACETATE, Capsule, 667 mg, NDC 00054008826, Pedigree: AD49463_1, EXP: 5/16/2014; LACTOBACILLUS GG, Capsule, 0 mg, NDC 49100036374, Pedigree: W003173, EXP: 6/13/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ISONIAZID, Tablet, 300 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: hydrOXYzine PAMOATE, Capsule, 100 mg, NDC 00555032402, Pedigree: W003690, EXP: 6/26/2014; CETIRIZINE HCL, Tablet, 5 mg, NDC 00378363501, Pedigree: AD32757_13, EXP: 5/13/2014; RANOLAZINE ER, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 61958100301, Pedigree: AD32757_47, EXP: 5/13/2014; DULoxetine HCl DR,
Labeling: Label Mixup: MULTIVITAMIN/MULTIMINERAL W/IRON, CHEW Tablet, 0 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: CHOLECALCIFEROL, Capsule, 2000 units, NDC 00536379001, Pedigree: W003017, EXP: 6/12/2014.
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