Class II · Moderate risk
Venlafaxine Tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance: Product complaint received for the presence of foreign material embedded resembling a metal shaving in one tablet.
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Failed Dissolution Specifications; 12 month stability time point
Cause type: Dissolution failure
The tablet or capsule did not dissolve within specification. Dissolution controls how much drug the body absorbs; a failure can change the effective dose. All dissolution failure recalls.
What was recalled
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, 37.5 mg, 30-count bottles and 90-count bottles, RX only, Manufactured for Sun Pharma Global Inc. Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Halol, India
Drug: Venlafaxine Category: Mental Health Medication
- Recalling firm
- Sun Pharma Global Inc.
- Origin
- N/A, United Arab Emirates
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0236-2015 · 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.
Other Venlafaxine recalls
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Class III · Low risk
Venlafaxine Extended-Release Tablets
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: Missing tab ID on either side of the tablet
Class II · Moderate risk
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsules
Failed Dissolution Specifications: Out-of-specification results observed for dissolution testing at the 8-hour and 12-hour pull intervals.
Class II · Moderate risk
Venlafaxine Hydrochloride
Failed dissolution specifications: out of specification result obtained during routine stability testing for high dissolution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Venlafaxine Tablets
Presence of Forein Tablets/Capsules; Venlafaxine Tablets, USP 37.5 mg found in bottles labeled as Venlafaxine Tablets, USP, 50 mg
Other dissolution failure recalls from 2014
All dissolution failure recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
Mercaptopurine Tablets
Failed USP Dissolution Test Requirements: This sub-recall is in response to Prometheus Laboratories Inc. recall for Mercaptopurine USP 50mg because the lot does not meet the specification for dissolution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Mercaptopurine Tablets
Failed Dissolution Specifications: Product found to be out of specification (OOS) during stability testing.
Class II · Moderate risk
Bystolic (nebivolol)
Failed Dissolution Specification; at the 6-month stability time point
Class II · Moderate risk
Tarceva (erlotinib)
Failed Dissolution Specifications: The product did not meet the acceptance criteria for the dissolution test during the 24 month routine stability testing.
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