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: LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 137 mcg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID, Capsule, 1000 mg, NDC 40985022921, Pedigree: AD21846_1, EXP: 5/1/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 88 mcg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: clomiPRAMINE HCl, Capsule, 50 mg, NDC 51672401205, Pedigree: AD46265_1, EXP: 5/15/2014; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE, Tablet, 200 mg, NDC 63304029601, Pedigree: AD70629_10, EXP: 5/29/2014; HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE SL, Tablet, 0.125 mg, NDC 76439030910, Pedigree: W003438, EXP:
Labeling: Label Mixup: methylPREDNISolone, Tablet, 4 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 112 mcg, NDC 00378181101, Pedigree: AD52778_37, EXP: 5/20/2014; NABUMETONE, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 00185014501, Pedigree: AD46426_4, EXP: 5/15/2014; CHOLECALCIFEROL, Tablet, 2000 units, NDC 00904615760, Pedigree: AD54586_10, EXP: 5/21/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: TACROLIMUS, Capsule, 1 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: BISOPROLOL FUMARATE, Tablet, 5 mg, NDC 29300012601, Pedigree: AD34934_7, EXP: 5/10/2014; SEVELAMER CARBONATE, Tablet, 800 mg, NDC 58468013001, Pedigree: AD56917_4, EXP: 5/21/2014; SEVELAMER CARBONATE, Tablet, 800 mg, NDC 58468013001, Pedigree: AD73627_11, EXP: 5/30/2014; ATOMOXE
Labeling: Label Mixup: TACROLIMUS, Capsule, 0.5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: CINACALCET HCL, Tablet, 30 mg, NDC 55513007330, Pedigree: W003168, EXP: 6/13/2014; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE ER, Tablet, 30 mg, NDC 62175012837, Pedigree: W003350, EXP: 6/18/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, Capsule, 250 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM, Tablet, 80 mg, NDC 00378212277, Pedigree: W003213, EXP: 6/14/2014; PROPRANOLOL HCL, Tablet, 10 mg, NDC 23155011010, Pedigree: AD65317_1, EXP: 5/24/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: TERAZOSIN HCL, Capsule, 5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE, Tablet, 1 mg, NDC 00093812001, Pedigree: W003912, EXP: 6/28/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: AMANTADINE HCL, Capsule, 100 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: ACARBOSE, Tablet, 25 mg, NDC 00054014025, Pedigree: W002725, EXP: 6/6/2014; clomiPRAMINE HCl, Capsule, 50 mg, NDC 51672401205, Pedigree: W002998, EXP: 6/11/2014; ASPIRIN EC DR, Tablet, 81 mg, NDC 49348098015, Pedigree: W003672, EXP: 2/28/2014; NIACIN TR, Capsule, 500 mg, N
Labeling: Label Mixup: IMIPRAMINE HCL, Tablet, 25 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as the following drug: FENOFIBRATE, Tablet, 54 mg, NDC 00115551110, Pedigree: AD49448_7, EXP: 5/17/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE, Tablet, 5 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: CILOSTAZOL, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 00054004421, Pedigree: W003470, EXP: 6/20/2014; PERPHENAZINE, Tablet, 8 mg, NDC 00630506221, Pedigree: AD54605_1, EXP: 4/30/2014.
Labeling: Label Mixup: ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE, Tablet, 10 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: SODIUM CHLORIDE, Tablet, 1 mg, NDC 00223176001, Pedigree: AD22845_10, EXP: 5/2/2014; CALCITRIOL, Capsule, 0.5 mcg, NDC 63304024001, Pedigree: AD32757_10, EXP: 5/14/2014.
Contraceptive Tablets out of Sequence: A placebo tablet was found in a row of active tablets.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength; the label states that the product contains 62% ethyl alcohol, but the ethyl alcohol content is 20%.
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