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Is NDC 68968-5552-01 recalled?

Daytrana

Yes — this exact package was recalled

1 FDA recall names the code 68968-5552-01 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.

4 of these recalls are still ongoing.

Active ingredient
methylphenidate
Strength
METHYLPHENIDATE 10 mg/9h
Form
Patch · Transdermal
Labeler
Noven Therapeutics, LLC
Type
Human Prescription Drug · DEA CII
Product code
68968-5552

Recalls naming this package

Class II · Moderate risk

Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system)

Defective Delivery System: The number of customer complaints for ripping patches and tight release/adhesive transfer have exceeded the action limits.

Ongoing Packaging defect Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc NDC 68968-5552-1 D-0393-2021
Class II · Moderate risk

Daytrana (methylphenidate)

Defective Delivery System: Out of Specification (OOS) results for the z-statistic value, which relates to the patients and caregiver ability to remove the release liner from the patch adhesive prior to administration, were obtained.

Terminated Packaging defect Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. NDC 68968-5552-3 D-312-2013

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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