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: VENLAFAXINE HCL, Tablet, 100 mg may have potentially was mislabeled as tiZANidine HCl, Tablet, 2 mg, NDC 55111017915, Pedigree: AD73525_31, EXP: 5/30/2014; and may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: methylPREDNISolone, Tablet, 4 mg, NDC 00603459321, Pedigree: AD32764_11, EXP: 3/31/2014; PROPRANOLOL HCL, Tablet, 10 mg, NDC 23155011001, Pedigree:
Labeling: Label Mixup: VENLAFAXINE HCL, Tablet, 75 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: TACROLIMUS, Capsule, 1 mg, NDC 00781210301, Pedigree: W002508, EXP: 6/3/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LOSARTAN POTASSIUM, Tablet, 50 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: MIDODRINE HCL, Tablet, 2.5 mg, NDC 00185004001, Pedigree: W003265, EXP: 6/17/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LOSARTAN POTASSIUM, Tablet, 25 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: PHYTONADIONE, Tablet, 5 mg, NDC 25010040515, Pedigree: AD46312_22, EXP: 4/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: amLODIPine BESYLATE, Tablet, 5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: CYANOCOBALAMIN, Tablet, 1000 mcg, NDC 00904421713, Pedigree: W002839, EXP: 6/7/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: SIMVASTATIN, Tablet, 40 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: METOPROLOL TARTRATE, Tablet, 12.5 mg (1/2 of 25 mg), NDC 63304057901, Pedigree: AD21790_67, EXP: 5/1/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: SIMVASTATIN, Tablet, 5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: LOSARTAN POTASSIUM, Tablet, 25 mg, NDC 13668011390, Pedigree: AD65323_10, EXP: 5/29/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: NEFAZODONE HCL, Tablet, 150 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM, Tablet, 25 mcg, NDC 42794001902, Pedigree: AD46414_35, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ESCITALOPRAM, Tablet, 5 mgmay have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: SODIUM CHLORIDE, Tablet, 1 gm, NDC 00223176001, Pedigree: W003707, EXP: 6/25/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: BUMETANIDE, Tablet, 1 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: guaiFENesin ER, Tablet, 600 mg, NDC 63824000815, Pedigree: W003218, EXP: 6/17/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: BUMETANIDE, Tablet, 0.5 mg, Rx only may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: ERYTHROMYCIN DR EC, Tablet, 250 mg, NDC 24338012213, Pedigree: AD46426_13, EXP: 5/15/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: DISOPYRAMIDE PHOSPHATE, Capsule, 150 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: THYROID, Tablet, 30 mg, NDC 00456045801, Pedigree: AD65323_1, EXP: 5/29/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PIOGLITAZONE HCL, Tablet, 15 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: DOXYCYCLINE MONOHYDRATE, Capsule, 100 mg, NDC 49884072703, Pedigree: AD52778_25, EXP: 5/20/2014; LOVASTATIN, Tablet, 20 mg, NDC 00185007201, Pedigree: W003263, EXP: 6/17/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: SOTALOL HCL, Tablet, 160 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: DISULFIRAM, Tablet, 250 mg, NDC 64980017101, Pedigree: AD22609_1, EXP: 5/2/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: SOTALOL HCL, Tablet, 80 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: DILTIAZEM HCL, Tablet, 120 mg, NDC 00093032101, Pedigree: AD30197_1, EXP: 5/9/2014; PROPRANOLOL HCL ER, Capsule, 60 mg, NDC 00228277811, Pedigree: AD54605_4, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: SOTALOL HCL, Tablet, 120 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: NEOMYCIN SULFATE, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 51991073801, Pedigree: AD49448_17, EXP: 5/17/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: NEFAZODONE HCL, Tablet, 200 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: NEFAZODONE HCL, Tablet, 150 mg, NDC 00093711306, Pedigree: AD46414_41, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: clonazePAM, Tablet, 0.25 mg (1/2 of 0.5 mg) may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: CHOLECALCIFEROL, Capsule, 2000 units, NDC 00536379001, Pedigree: ADWA00002136, EXP: 5/31/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: NORTRIPTYLINE HCL, Capsule, 75 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: guaiFENesin ER, Tablet, 600 mg, NDC 45802049878, Pedigree: AD21790_58, EXP: 5/1/2014; MIRTAZAPINE, Tablet, 7.5 mg, NDC 59762141509, Pedigree: W003693, EXP: 4/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: NORTRIPTYLINE HCL, Capsule, 50 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ROSUVASTATIN CALCIUM, Tablet, 5 mg, NDC 00310075590, Pedigree: AD21811_10, EXP: 5/2/2014; LIOTHYRONINE SODIUM, Tablet, 5 mcg, NDC 42794001802, Pedigree: AD46414_38, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: NORTRIPTYLINE HCL, Capsule, 10 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: VALSARTAN, Tablet, 80 mg, NDC 00078035834, Pedigree: AD70585_1, EXP: 5/29/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PIROXICAM, Capsule, 10 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE SL, Tablet, 0.125 mg, NDC 00574025001, Pedigree: AD30140_10, EXP: 5/7/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: METOPROLOL TARTRATE, Tablet, 50 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: METOPROLOL TARTRATE, Tablet, 25 mg, NDC 57664050652, Pedigree: W003843, EXP: 6/27/2014; ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM, Tablet, 20 mg, NDC 60505257909, Pedigree: W003846, EXP: 6/27/2014; OXYBUTYNIN CHLORIDE, Tablet, 5 mg, NDC 00603497521, Pedigree: W003898, EXP: 6/27/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: DILTIAZEM HCL, Tablet, 120 mg, may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: NICOTINE POLACRILEX, LOZENGE, 2 mg, NDC 00135051001, Pedigree: AD329737, EXP: 5/9/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: CARBIDOPA/LEVODOPA, Tablet, 25 mg/250 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: DIGOXIN, Tablet, 0.125 mg, NDC 00115981101, Pedigree: AD46426_22, EXP: 5/15/2014.
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