Class III · Low risk
Famciclovir Tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance- Black hair strand found attached to a tablet in a sealed bottle.
Famciclovir tablets
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Failed impurities/ degradation specifications: Product was above specification for unknown impurities.
Cause type: Impurity / degradation
An impurity or degradation product above its limit - other than nitrosamines. Unexpected substances in a batch can make it unsafe or less effective, even when the active ingredient is present. All impurity / degradation recalls.
What was recalled
Famciclovir tablets, 500 mg, packaged in 30-count unit dose cartons, Rx only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc., Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 50268-307-13
Affected NDC
50268-0307-13
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Drug: Famciclovir
- Recalling firm
- AVKARE Inc.
- NDC code
- 50268-307-13
- Origin
- TN, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0610-2017 · 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
Famciclovir Tablets
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Class II · Moderate risk
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Class II · Moderate risk
Famciclovir
Labeling: Label Mixup: FAMCICLOVIR, Tablet, 500 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: TOLTERODINE TARTRATE ER, Capsule, 4 mg, NDC 00009519101, Pedigree: AD49448_1, EXP: 5/17/2014; THIAMINE HCL, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 00904054460, Pedigree: AD54559_1, EXP: 5/20/2014.
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