Ventolin HFA
Defective Delivery System: Elevated number of units with out of specification results for leak rate
National Drug Code
Ventolin Hfa · 1 INHALER in 1 CARTON (0173-0682-20) / 200 AEROSOL, METERED in 1 INHALER
4 FDA recalls name the code 0173-0682-20 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.
2 of these recalls are still ongoing.
Defective Delivery System: Elevated number of units with out of specification results for leak rate
Defective Delivery System: Elevated number of units with out of specification results for leak rate.
Defective Delivery System: Some canisters may not contain sufficient propellant to deliver the labeled claim of 200 actuations through the end of shelf life.
Does Not Deliver Proper Metered Dose: Potential content of albuterol per dose is below specification.
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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