Class III — Low risk. Unlikely to cause harm, but violates FDA regulations.
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date. Missing lot number and expiration dates on packets
Cause type: Labeling / mix-up
Wrong label, wrong strength, mixed-up products, or packaging errors. One of the most dangerous causes - you can end up taking the wrong drug or the wrong dose. All labeling / mix-up recalls.
Sevelamer Carbonate for Oral Suspension 0.8g packets, packaged in 90 packets per container, Distributor: Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, Made in India NDC 43598-478-90
Compare with the code on your package — it is the most precise check available.
Drug: Sevelamer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevelamer Carbonate for Oral Suspension NDC 43598-0478 |
SEVELAMER CARBONATE 800 mg/1 | Powder, for Suspension Oral |
Dr. Reddys Laboratories Inc | Rx |
Low risk, still worth a check. Class III means the product is unlikely to cause harm but breaks an FDA rule (often labeling). If your lot matches, your pharmacy will normally swap it; there is no need for alarm.
Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05/12 and 02/12/15 are being recalled because they were repackaged in a facility with penicillin products without adequate separation which could introduce the potential for cross contamination with penicillin.
Labeling:Label Mixup; SEVELAMER CARBONATE Tablet, 800 mg may be potentially mislabeled as tiZANidine HCl, Tablet, 2 mg, NDC 55111017915, Pedigree: AD46265_16, EXP: 5/15/2014; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM, Tablet, 88 mcg, NDC 00781518392, Pedigree: AD70629_13, EXP: 5/29/2014; QUEtiapine FUMARATE, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 60505313301, Pedigree: W002777, EXP: 6/6/2014; VALSARTAN, Tablet, 160 mg, NDC 0007803
Labeling:Label Mixup; SEVELAMER HCl Tablet, 800 mg may be potentially mislabeled as RANOLAZINE ER, Tablet, 500 mg, NDC 61958100301, Pedigree: W002857, EXP: 6/7/2014.
Sub potent drug: during the 9-month stability test conducted, the assay value for the affected lot was below specification limit.
Out-of-Specification (OOS) result during the 6-month stability testing; decreased preservative concentration.
Presence of foreign tablets/capsules: presence of foreign Divalproex Sodium Extended-Release 250mg tablet in a bottle of omeprazole capsules.
LABELING: LABEL MIX-UP: The infusion bag is incorrectly labeled as Levetiracetam in 0.82% Sodium Chloride Injection 500 mg/100 mL, while the aluminum overwrap packaging correctly identifies the product as Levetiracetam in 0.75% Sodium Chloride Injection 1,000 mg/100 mL.
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