Class II · Moderate risk
Alyacen 7/7/7
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: This recall is being initiated due to out-of-specification results total impurities.
Zovia (ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol)
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Cross Contamination With Other Products: The firm recalled Zovia, Lutera, Necon, and Zenchent, because certain lots could potentially be contaminated with trace amounts of Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Cause type: Cross-contamination
Traces of another drug - most often penicillin - got into the product from shared equipment or facilities. Even trace penicillin can trigger a severe allergic reaction in someone who was never meant to receive it. All cross-contamination recalls.
What was recalled
Zovia (ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets USP, 1 mg/35 mcg, inert tablets, 28-count tablets per dispenser packaged in 6 Tablet Dispensers per carton, Rx only, Manufactured by: Watson Laboratories, Inc., Corona, CA 92880 USA; Distributed by: Watson Pharma, Inc.; NDC 52544-383-28.
Affected NDC
52544-0383-28
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Drug: Estradiol
- Recalling firm
- Watson Laboratories Inc
- NDC code
- 52544-383-28
- Origin
- CA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-013-2013 · FDA notice
Check, then ask. Class II means harm is possible but usually temporary or reversible. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches, ask your pharmacist about a replacement. Do not simply stop a prescribed medication on your own - the gap can be riskier than the recall. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
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Class II · Moderate risk
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Class II · Moderate risk
Estradiol
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Class II · Moderate risk
Estradiol
Presence of Foreign substance - potential presence of metal particulate matter
Class II · Moderate risk
Estradiol
Presence of Foreign substance - potential presence of metal particulate matter
Other recalls by Watson Laboratories Inc
All 2012 recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets USP
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications; Product contains broken tablets.
Class II · Moderate risk
Carisoprodol Tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance; metal particulates were visually observed in the tablets.
Class II · Moderate risk
Next Choice" One Dose Emergency Contraceptive
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: Multiple complaints for push through tablet breakage.
Class II · Moderate risk
Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Tablets
Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules: 20 tablets of Oxycodone/APAP 7.5/500 mg were found in a sealed 100 count bottle of Oxycodone and Acetaminophen Tablets, USP 10/650 mg lot# 705791A.
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