Class II · Moderate risk
Esomeprazole Magnesium for Delayed-Release Oral Suspension 40mg
Cross- contamination with other products: The excipient, Crospovidone, NF is contaminated with theophylline
Kollidon CL-M Crospovidone Ph.Eur.Type B
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Cross contamination: the excipient was found to be contaminated with theophylline.
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
Kollidon CL-M Crospovidone Ph.Eur.Type B, USP/NF, JP, micronized, packaged in 30 kg plastic drums, Manufacturer: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Strabe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany, Co-Manufactured by Siegfried PharmaChemikalien Minden GmbH, D-32423 Minden
- Recalling firm
- BASF Corporation
- Origin
- NJ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0149-2021 · 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 completed, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
Other cross-contamination recalls from 2020
All cross-contamination recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
Esomeprazole Magnesium for Delayed-Release Oral Suspension 20mg
Cross- contamination with other products: The excipient, Crospovidone, NF is contaminated with theophylline
Class II · Moderate risk
Esomeprazole Magnesium for Delayed-Release Oral Suspension 10mg
Cross- contamination with other products: The excipient, Crospovidone, NF is contaminated with theophylline
Class I · High risk
Dexmedetomidine HCl in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection
Cross Contamination with other products: trace amounts of lidocaine
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