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: DUTASTERIDE, Capsule, 0.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: DOCUSATE SODIUM, Capsule, 250 mg, NDC 00536375701, Pedigree: AD65457_19, EXP: 5/24/2014; DOCUSATE SODIUM, Capsule, 250 mg, NDC 00904789159, Pedigree: AD56924_1, EXP: 5/21/2014; PYRIDOXINE HCL, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 00904052060, Pedigree: W003257, EXP: 6/17/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: FLUCONAZOLE, Tablet, 200 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: VALSARTAN, Tablet, 80 mg, NDC 00078035834, Pedigree: AD65475_10, EXP: 5/28/2014; FLUCONAZOLE, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 68462010230, Pedigree: W003064, EXP: 6/12/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ANAGRELIDE HCL, Capsule, 0.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: ARIPiprazole, Tablet, 2 mg, NDC 59148000613, Pedigree: AD46414_1, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: REPAGLINIDE, Tablet, 2 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: COLCHICINE, Tablet, 0.6 mg, NDC 64764011907, Pedigree: AD46419_1, EXP: 5/16/2014; PANCRELIPASE DR, Capsule, 12000 /38000 /60000 USP units, NDC 00032121207, Pedigree: AD70639_7, EXP: 5/29/2014; DARUNAVIR, Tablet, 800 mg, NDC 59676056630, Pedigree: W003929, EXP: 7/1/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: REPAGLINIDE, Tablet, 1 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: VALSARTAN, Tablet, 40 mg, NDC 00078042315, Pedigree: AD52372_1, EXP: 5/17/2014; GUAIFENESIN, Tablet, 200 mg, NDC 00904515460, Pedigree: W002853, EXP: 6/7/2014; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, Tablet, 64 mg, NDC 68585000575, Pedigree: W003923, EXP: 6/28/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE, Capsule, 100 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: RALOXIFENE HCL, Tablet, 60 mg, NDC 00002416530, Pedigree: W002644, EXP: 6/5/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: METHOCARBAMOL, Tablet, 500 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: LOSARTAN POTASSIUM, Tablet, 25 mg, NDC 00093736498, Pedigree: AD46312_16, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: CapsuleTOPRIL, Tablet, 25 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: DULoxetine HCl DR, Capsule, 20 mg, NDC 00002323560, Pedigree AD54587_4, EXP: 5/21/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: CapsuleTOPRIL, Tablet, 6.25 mg (1/2 of 12.5 mg) may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug:, LUBIPROSTONE, Capsule, 24 mcg, NDC 64764024060, Pedigree: AD46312_1, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: CapsuleTOPRIL, Tablet, 12.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug:, CALCITRIOL, Capsule, 0.25 mcg, NDC 00054000725, Pedigree: AD52778_13, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: NICOTINE POLACRILEX, LOZENGE, 2 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ESTRADIOL, Tablet, 0.5 mg, NDC 00555089902, Pedigree: AD30993_11, EXP: 5/9/2014; ACAMPROSATE CALCIUM DR, Tablet, 333 mg, NDC 00456333001, Pedigree: W002973, EXP: 6/11/2014; CALCITRIOL, Capsule, 0.5 mcg, NDC 63304024001, Pedigree: W003730, EXP: 6/26/2014; ESZOPICLONE, T
Labeling: Label Mixup: DIGOXIN, Tablet, 0.125 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: MELATONIN, Tablet, 3 mg, NDC 08770140813, Pedigree: AD21846_34, EXP: 5/1/2014; DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE, Tablet, 0.1 mg, NDC 00591246401, Pedigree: AD46426_16, EXP: 5/15/2014; PROPRANOLOL HCL, Tablet, 10 mg, NDC 00603548221, Pedigree: AD60264_1, EXP: 5/22/2014; LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM,
Labeling: Label Mixup: FENOFIBRATE, Tablet, 54 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: FAMCICLOVIR, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 00093811956, Pedigree: AD49448_4, EXP: 5/17/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: TERBUTALINE SULFATE, Tablet, 2.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: SOTALOL HCL, Tablet, 80 mg, NDC 00093106101, Pedigree: AD52778_85, EXP: 5/21/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ACYCLOVIR, Tablet, 800 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM DR, Tablet, 20 mg, NDC 64679043304, Pedigree: AD70690_4, EXP: 5/29/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ACYCLOVIR, Capsule, 200 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: CYANOCOBALAMIN, Tablet, 1000 mcg, NDC 00904421713, Pedigree: AD60240_51, EXP: 5/22/2014; METOPROLOL TARTRATE, Tablet, 25 mg, NDC 57664050652, Pedigree: W002841, EXP: 6/7/2014; METOPROLOL TARTRATE, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 00093073301, Pedigree: W003900, EXP: 6/27/2014; acetaZOLAMIDE
Labeling: Label Mixup: MEXILETINE HCL, Capsule, 200 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE, Tablet, 10 mg, NDC 00781155601, Pedigree: AD25264_1, EXP: 5/3/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: MEXILETINE HCL, Capsule, 150 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: CALCIUM ACETATE, Capsule, 667 mg, NDC 00054008826, Pedigree: AD62865_4, EXP: 5/23/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: glyBURIDE, Tablet, 2.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: sulfaSALAzine, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 59762500001, Pedigree: AD46265_13, EXP: 5/15/2014; ENTECAVIR, Tablet, 0.5 mg, NDC 00003161112, Pedigree: W003687, EXP: 6/26/2014; RALTEGRAVIR, Tablet, 400 mg, NDC 00006022761, Pedigree: AD21790_22, EXP: 5/1/2014; carBAMazepine ER, Tablet, 100 m
Labeling: Label Mixup: glyBURIDE, Tablet, 1.25 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: CYPROHEPTADINE HCL, Tablet, 4 mg, NDC 60258085001, Pedigree: W003676, EXP: 6/25/2014; AMANTADINE HCL, Capsule, 100 mg, NDC 00781204801, Pedigree: AD21790_1, EXP: 5/1/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE, Tablet, 1 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: PYRIDOXINE HCL, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 00536440901, Pedigree: W003872, EXP: 6/27/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: FAMCICLOVIR, Tablet, 500 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: TOLTERODINE TARTRATE ER, Capsule, 4 mg, NDC 00009519101, Pedigree: AD49448_1, EXP: 5/17/2014; THIAMINE HCL, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 00904054460, Pedigree: AD54559_1, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: glyBURIDE MICRONIZED, Tablet, 3 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: DIGOXIN, Tablet, 0.125 mg, NDC 00115981101, Pedigree: W003154, EXP: 6/13/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: IRBESARTAN, Tablet, 150 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: BENAZEPRIL HCL, Tablet, 40 mg, NDC 65162075410, Pedigree: AD32757_7, EXP: 5/13/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: VENLAFAXINE HCL ER, Capsule, 150 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: SOTALOL HCL, Tablet, 80 mg, NDC 00093106101, Pedigree: AD30993_17, EXP: 5/9/2014; CYANOCOBALAMIN, Tablet, 1000 mcg, NDC 00904421713, Pedigree: W003075, EXP: 6/12/2014; LANTHANUM CARBONATE, CHEW Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 4092025290, Pedigree: W003410, EXP: 6/19/2014.
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