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; PHENobarbital/ HYOSCYAMINE/ ATROPINE/ SCOPOLAMINE, Tablet, 16.2 mg/0.1037 mg/0.0194 mg/0.0065 mg may be potentially mislabeled as VALSARTAN, Tablet, 160 mg, NDC 00078035934, Pedigree: W003639, EXP: 6/25/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; IRBESARTAN, Tablet, 150 mg may be potentially mislabeled as ATROPINE SULFATE/DIPHENOXYLATE HCL, Tablet, 0.025 mg/2.5 mg, NDC 00378041501, Pedigree: W003597, EXP: 6/24/2014; CHOLECALCIFEROL, Tablet, 400 units, NDC 00904582360, Pedigree: AD76686_7, EXP: 5/31/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; QUEtiapine FUMARATE, Tablet, 25 mg may be potentially mislabeled as chlordiazePOXIDE HCl, Capsule, 25 mg, NDC 00555015902, Pedigree: AD49426_1, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; rifAXIMin Tablet, 200 mg may be potentially mislabeled as CapsuleTOPRIL, Tablet, 25 mg, NDC 00143117201, Pedigree: AD52778_19, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; COLESEVELAM HCL Tablet, 625 mg may be potentially mislabeled as lamoTRIgine Tablet, 50 mg (1/2 of 100 mg), NDC 13668004701, Pedigree: AD46265_31, EXP: 5/15/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; BENAZEPRIL HCL Tablet, 40 mg may be potentially mislabeled as NEFAZODONE HCL, Tablet, 200 mg, NDC 00093102506, Pedigree: AD46414_44, EXP: 5/16/2014; guaiFENesin ER, Tablet, 600 mg, NDC 63824000834, Pedigree: W003931, EXP: 6/28/2014; CALCIUM ACETATE, Capsule, 667 mg, NDC 00054008826, Pedigree: AD42592_1, EXP: 5/14/2014; ACETAMINOPHEN/ ASPIRIN/ CAFFEINE, Tablet, 250 mg/25
Labeling:Label Mixup; BENAZEPRIL HCL Tablet, 5 mg may be potentially mislabeled as ZINC SULFATE, Capsule, 220 mg, NDC 60258013101, Pedigree: AD52993_34, EXP: 5/20/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; guanFACINE HCl Tablet, 2 mg may be potentially mislabeled as buPROPion HCl ER, Tablet, 200 mg, NDC 47335073886, Pedigree: AD21790_4, EXP: 5/1/2014; AMANTADINE HCL, Capsule, 100 mg, NDC 00781204801, Pedigree: W002997, EXP: 6/11/2014; glyBURIDE, Tablet, 1.25 mg, NDC 00093834201, Pedigree: W003677, EXP: 2/28/2014; ACYCLOVIR, Capsule, 200 mg, NDC 00093894001, Pedigree: AD60
Labeling:Label Mixup; MULTIVITAMIN/MULTIMINERAL Tablet may be potentially mislabeled as OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID, Capsule, 1000 mg, NDC 00904404360, Pedigree: AD62865_13, EXP: 5/23/2014; guaiFENesin ER, Tablet, 600 mg, NDC 63824000834, Pedigree: W003514, EXP: 6/21/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; MULTIVITAMIN/MULTIMINERAL Tablet may be potentially mislabeled as PRENATAL MULTIVITAMIN/MULTIMINERAL Tablet, NDC 00904531360, Pedigree: AD73652_16, EXP: 5/30/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; FLECAINIDE ACETATE Tablet, 50 mg may be potentially mislabeled as VITAMIN B COMPLEX W/C, Tablet, NDC 00904026013, Pedigree: AD46419_7, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; PROMETHAZINE HCL, Tablet, 25 mg may be potentially mislabeled as CHOLECALCIFEROL, Tablet, 400 units, NDC 00904582360, Pedigree: W002574, EXP: 6/3/2014.
Labeling:Label Mixup; FOLIC ACID, Tablet, 1 mg may be potentially mislabeled as OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID, Capsule, 1000 mg, NDC 00904404360, Pedigree: AD32328_5, EXP: 5/9/2014; DOCUSATE CALCIUM, Capsule, 240 mg, NDC 00536375501, Pedigree: W003821, EXP: 6/27/2014; ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM, Tablet, 40 mg, NDC 00378212177, Pedigree: W003096, EXP: 6/13/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup; RILUZOLE Tablet, 50 mg may be potentially mislabeled as traZODone HCl, Tablet, 150 mg, NDC 50111044101, Pedigree: W003245, EXP: 6/17/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup; SODIUM BICARBONATE Tablet, 650 mg may be potentially mislabeled as NICOTINE POLACRILEX, Lozenge, 2 mg, NDC 00135051001, Pedigree: W002974, EXP: 6/11/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup; DISULFIRAM Tablet, 250 mg may be potentially mislabeled as PYRIDOXINE HCL, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 00904052060, Pedigree: AD22865_22, EXP: 5/2/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup; aMILoride HCl Tablet, 5 mg may be potentially mislabeled as PROPRANOLOL HCL, Tablet, 10 mg, NDC 23155011001, Pedigree: AD60272_37, EXP: 5/22/2014; FAMOTIDINE, Tablet, 20 mg, NDC 16714036104, Pedigree: W003764, EXP: 6/26/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup; CHOLECALCIFEROL/CALCIUM/PHOSPHORUS Tablet, 120 units/105 mg/81 mg may be potentially mislabeled as PROMETHAZINE HCL, Tablet, 25 mg, NDC 65162052110, Pedigree: W002578, EXP: 6/3/2014; VALSARTAN, Tablet, 40 mg, NDC 00078042315, Pedigree: AD32579_1, EXP: 5/9/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup; LACTOBACILLUS Tablet may be potentially mislabeled as MULTIVITAMIN/MULTIMINERAL, Tablet, NDC 65162066850, Pedigree: AD62979_1, EXP: 5/23/2014; CALCIUM ACETATE, Capsule, 667 mg, NDC 00054008826, Pedigree: AD62986_1, EXP: 5/23/2014; LITHIUM CARBONATE ER, Tablet, 225 mg (1/2 of 450 mg), NDC 00054002025, Pedigree: AD21790_25, EXP: 5/1/2014; OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID, Capsule, 100
Labeling: Label Mixup; PHOSPHORUS Tablet, 250 mg may be potentially mislabeled as CITALOPRAM, Tablet, 10 mg, NDC 57664050788, Pedigree: AD56921_1, EXP: 5/21/2014; VENLAFAXINE HCL, Tablet, 75 mg, NDC 00093738201, Pedigree: W002533, EXP: 2/28/2014; NITROFURANTOIN MACROCRYSTALS, Capsule, 50 mg, NDC 47781030701, Pedigree: AD25452_4, EXP: 5/3/2014; traZODone HCl, Tablet, 50 mg, NDC 50111043303, P
Labeling: Label Mixup; FEBUXOSTAT Tablet, 40 mg may be potentially mislabeled as methylPREDNISolone, Tablet, 4 mg, NDC 59746000103, Pedigree: AD21811_17, EXP: 5/1/2014; tiZANidine HCl, Tablet, 2 mg, NDC 55111017915, Pedigree: W002663, EXP: 6/5/2014; SODIUM CHLORIDE, Tablet, 1000 mg, NDC 00527111610, Pedigree: W003926, EXP: 7/1/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup; LUBIPROSTONE Capsule, 24 mcg may be potentially mislabeled as ARIPiprazole, Tablet, 2 mg, NDC 59148000613, Pedigree: AD21790_43, EXP: 5/1/2014; CYANOCOBALAMIN, Tablet, 1000 mcg, NDC 00904421713, Pedigree: AD21846_46, EXP: 5/1/2014; VALSARTAN, Tablet, 160 mg, NDC 00078035934, Pedigree: AD39858_1, EXP: 5/16/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup; COLCHICINE Tablet, 0.6 mg may be potentially mislabeled as CHOLECALCIFEROL, Tablet, 2000 units, NDC 00904615760, Pedigree: AD46312_37, EXP: 5/16/2014; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE HCL, Tablet, 30 mg, NDC 00904505360, Pedigree: AD52993_37, EXP: 5/20/2014; SENNOSIDES, Tablet, 8.6 mg, NDC 00182109301, Pedigree: AD62992_14, EXP: 5/23/2014; CHOLECALCIFEROL, Tablet, 1000 units, NDC 00904
Labeling: Label Mixup; HYDROCORTISONE Tablet, 5 mg may be potentially mislabeled as ORPHENADRINE CITRATE ER, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 43386048024, Pedigree: W002962, EXP: 6/11/2014; CALCIUM ACETATE, Capsule, 667 mg, NDC 00054008826, Pedigree: W003045, EXP: 6/12/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup; METAXALONE Tablet, 800 mg may be potentially mislabeled as ESTERIFIED ESTROGENS, Tablet, 0.625 mg, NDC 61570007301, Pedigree: W003736, EXP: 6/26/2014.
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