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, 25 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: sitaGLIPtin PHOSPHATE, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 00006011231, Pedigree: W002824, EXP: 6/7/2014; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 112 mcg, NDC 00378181101, Pedigree: W003847, EXP: 6/27/2014; LITHIUM CARBONATE ER, Tablet, 450 mg, NDC 00054002025, Pedigree: AD62796_1, EXP: 5/22/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: DESLORATADINE, Tablet, 5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: ASCORBIC ACID, Tablet, 250 mg, NDC 00904052260, Pedigree: AD30180_28, EXP: 5/9/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: carBAMazepine ER, Tablet, 100 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE ER, Tablet, 40 mg, NDC 57664060088, Pedigree: AD23082_4, EXP: 5/3/2014; SIROLIMUS, Tablet, 1 mg, NDC 00008104105, Pedigree: W003329, EXP: 6/18/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: VALSARTAN, Tablet, 40 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: VALSARTAN, Tablet, 80 mg, NDC 00078035834, Pedigree: AD52372_4, EXP: 5/17/2014; ZINC SULFATE, Capsule, 50 mg, NDC 00904533260, Pedigree: AD30994_8, EXP: 5/9/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: MYCOPHENOLIC ACID DR, Tablet, 180 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: METHAZOLAMIDE, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 00781107101, Pedigree: AD37072_11, EXP: 5/13/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: VALSARTAN, Tablet, 320 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: CILOSTAZOL, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 60505252201, Pedigree: AD65475_4, EXP: 5/28/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: VALSARTAN, Tablet, 160 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: PROGESTERONE, Capsule, 100 mg, NDC 00032170801, Pedigree: AD46320_1, EXP: 5/15/2014; CapsuleTOPRIL, Tablet, 6.25 mg (1/2 of 12.5 mg), NDC 00143117101, Pedigree: AD46312_4, EXP: 5/16/2014; MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 00004026001, Pedigree: AD49414_4, EXP: 5/17/2014;
Labeling: Label Mixup: VALSARTAN, Tablet, 80 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: TEMAZEPAM, Capsule, 7.5 mg, NDC 00378311001, Pedigree: AD49418_1, EXP: 5/17/2014; VALSARTAN, Tablet, 320 mg, NDC 00078036034, Pedigree: AD65475_7, EXP: 5/28/2014; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE, Tablet, 20 mg, NDC 62175010701, Pedigree: AD67989_10, EXP: 5/28/2014; CHOLECALCIFEROL, Tablet
Labeling: Label Mixup: FLUVASTATIN SODIUM, Capsule, 20 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: VALSARTAN, Tablet, 80 mg, NDC 00078035834, Pedigree: AD73597_1, EXP: 5/31/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: RILUZOLE, Tablet, 50 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: LACTOBACILLUS, Tablet, 0 mg, NDC 64980012950, Pedigree: AD62986_10, EXP: 5/23/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 112 mcg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: MULTIVITAMIN/MULTIMINERAL, Tablet, 0 mg, NDC 00536406001, Pedigree: AD22865_13, EXP: 5/2/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 175 mcg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: CINACALCET HCL, Tablet, 60 mg, NDC 55513007430, Pedigree: W003742, EXP: 6/26/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 125 mcg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE DR, Tablet, 64 mg, NDC 00904791152, Pedigree: AD70615_1, EXP: 2/28/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PARICALCITOL, Capsule, 1 mcg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ASCORBIC ACID, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 60258014101, Pedigree: AD23082_19, EXP: 5/6/2014; CHOLECALCIFEROL, Capsule, 2000 units, NDC 00536379001, Pedigree: W002666, EXP: 6/5/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: NIACIN ER, Tablet, 500 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: CHOLECALCIFEROL, Capsule, 50000 units, NDC 53191036201, Pedigree: AD60268_4, EXP: 5/22/2014; METAXALONE, Tablet, 800 mg, NDC 64720032110, Pedigree: W003738, EXP: 6/26/2014; CRANBERRY EXTRACT/VITAMIN C, Capsule, 450 mg/125 mg, NDC 31604014271, Pedigree: W003716, EXP: 6/26/2014; C
Labeling: Label Mixup: PHENYTOIN SODIUM ER, Capsule, 30 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: LITHIUM CARBONATE ER, Tablet, 450 mg, NDC 00054002025, Pedigree: W003327, EXP: 6/19/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PREGABALIN, Capsule, 200 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: LOSARTAN POTASSIUM, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 00781570192, Pedigree: AD21965_10, EXP: 5/1/2014; CYANOCOBALAMIN, Tablet, 500 mcg, NDC 00536355101, Pedigree: AD30180_25, EXP: 5/9/2014; clonazePAM, Tablet, 0.25 mg (1/2 of 0.5 mg), NDC 00093083201, Pedigree: AD73518_1, EXP: 5/31/2014; OM
Labeling: Label Mixup: PREGABALIN, Capsule, 25 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: CHOLECALCIFEROL, Capsule, 2000 units, NDC 00536379001, Pedigree: W003713, EXP: 6/26/2014; glyBURIDE MICRONIZED, Tablet, 3 mg, NDC 00093803501, Pedigree: W003155, EXP: 6/13/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: SILDENAFIL CITRATE, Tablet, 25 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: PHENobarbital/ HYOSCYAMINE/ ATROPINE/ SCOPOLAMINE, Tablet, 16.2 mg/0.1037 mg/0.0194 mg/0.0065 mg, NDC 66213042510, Pedigree: W003640, EXP: 6/25/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: VARENICLINE, Tablet, 0.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: LACTOBACILLUS GG, Capsule, 0, NDC 49100036374, Pedigree: W003051, EXP: 6/12/2014; SOTALOL HCL, Tablet, 160 mg, NDC 00093106201, Pedigree: AD22609_10, EXP: 4/30/2014; VENLAFAXINE HCL, Tablet, 25 mg, NDC 00093019901, Pedigree: AD62796_4, EXP: 5/22/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: PHENOL, LOZENGE, 29 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM, Tablet, 20 mg, NDC 00378201777, Pedigree: AD49582_10, EXP: 5/16/2014; VITAMIN B COMPLEX W/C, Tablet, 0 mg, NDC 00904026013, Pedigree: AD60240_48, EXP: 5/22/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: EFAVIRENZ, Tablet, 600 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: NIACIN ER, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 00074307490, Pedigree: AD73637_1, EXP: 5/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: EFAVIRENZ, Capsule, 200 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: metFORMIN HCl, Tablet 500 mg, NDC 23155010201, Pedigree: AD46312_25, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: MERCapsuleTOPURINE, Tablet, 50 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: ASCORBIC ACID, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 00904052380, Pedigree: AD54576_4, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: DEXAMETHASONE, Tablet, 1 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: VENLAFAXINE HCL ER, Capsule, 150 mg, NDC 00093738656, Pedigree: AD30993_20, EXP: 5/9/2014.
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