National Drug Code
Lithium Carbonate · 100 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE, PLASTIC (0054-0020-25)
2 FDA recalls name the code 0054-0020-25 directly. A recall still applies to particular lot numbers — compare the lot on your package with the FDA notice below, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping a prescribed medication.
Labeling: Label Mixup: LITHIUM CARBONATE ER, Tablet, 450 mg may be potentially mislabled as one of the following drugs: HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE SL, Tablet, 0.125 mg, NDC 00574025001, Pedigree: AD21790_19, EXP: 5/1/2014; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS, Capsule, 500 MILLION CFU, NDC 43292050022, Pedigree: AD46257_28, EXP: 5/15/2014; HYDROCORTISONE, Tablet, 5 mg, NDC 00603389919, Pedigree: W002729, EXP: 6
Labeling: Label Mixup: LITHIUM CARBONATE ER, Tablet, 225 mg (1/2 of 450 mg) may be potentially mislabled as one of the following drugs: CYCLOBENZAPRINE HCL, Tablet, 5 mg, NDC 00591325601, Pedigree: AD73525_7, EXP: 5/30/2014; DOCUSATE SODIUM, Capsule, 250 mg, NDC 00536375710, Pedigree: AD21846_11, EXP: 5/1/2014.
Where to find this code. The NDC is printed on the pharmacy label and on the manufacturer's carton, usually as three groups of digits after “NDC”. The last group is the package size — two bottles of the same medicine can differ only in that group, and a recall may cover one but not the other.
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