Methylergonovine Maleate Tablets
Failed Dissolution Specifications
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Subpotent Drug
Cause type: Wrong potency / content
Sub- or super-potent product, or a failed content-uniformity / assay test. You may receive too little or too much active ingredient - a direct dosing risk. All wrong potency / content recalls.
Carton Label: MAJOR, Methylergonovine Maleate Tablets, USP, 0.2 mg, 20 TABLETS (2 x 10), Rx only, Packaged and Distributed by: MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS, Indianapolis, in 46268, NDC 0904-7282-10. Blister Label: Methylergonovine Maleate Tablets, 0.2 mg, USP, One Tablet, Major Pharm/Indianapolis, IN 46268, NDC 0904-7282-10.
Compare with the code on your package — it is the most precise check available.
Drug: Methylergonovine
From the FDA NDC directory, for the product code this recall names. Compare with the label on your package.
| Product | Strength | Form & route | Labeler | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methylergonovine Maleate NDC 00904-7282 |
.2 mg/1 | Tablet Oral |
Major Pharmaceuticals | Rx |
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.
Failed Dissolution Specifications
Presence of Foreign Tablet/Capsule; one Promethazine tablet was found in a bottle of Methylergonovine Maleate tablets
Labeling: Label Mixup; METHYLERGONOVINE MALEATE Tablet, 0.2 mg may be potentially mislabeled as ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE, Tablet, 20 mg, NDC 62175010701, Pedigree: AD52778_31, EXP: 5/20/2014; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 88 mcg, NDC 00378180701, Pedigree: W003476, EXP: 6/20/2014.
Failed Capsule Specifications: Out of specification results obtained during routine stability testing for Loss on Drying of Capsule Shells.
Failed Dissolution Specifications
Defective container; inadequately sealed blister packaging.
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: an out of specification result obtained during routine stability testing for Highest Unknown Impurity .
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