Class III · Low risk
Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules
Failed impurity/degradation specification: an OOS result observed in Related substance test analysis w.r.t Impurity II, Impurity III and Total impurities for 12-month stability
Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate)
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Defective container; damaged bottles could allow moisture to get into the bottle and thus may impair the quality of the product
Cause type: Failed specification
A physical or chemical test other than potency, dissolution, impurity or stability failed - pH, viscosity, appearance, tablet integrity, fill volume. A product outside its own specification may not perform as designed, even if the active ingredient is present. All failed specification recalls.
What was recalled
Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate), 75 mg Capsules, 60 count bottles, Rx only, Distributed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT --- NDC 0597-0149-54
Affected NDC
0597-0149-54
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Drug: Dabigatran
- Recalling firm
- Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc
- NDC code
- 0597-0149-54
- Origin
- OH, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-067-2013 · 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 III · Low risk
Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules
Failed impurity/degradation specification: an OOS result observed in Related substance test analysis w.r.t Impurity II, Impurity III and Total impurities for 12-month stability
Class III · Low risk
Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules
Failed impurity/degradation specification: an OOS result observed in Related substance test analysis w.r.t Impurity II, Impurity III and Total impurities for 12-month stability
Class III · Low risk
Dabigatran etexilate Capsules
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: OOS result was observed during the related substance test analysis with respect to Impurity II, Impurity III and Total impurity testing for 12 Month Long-Term Stability.
Class III · Low risk
Dabigatran etexilate Capsules
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: OOS result was observed during the related substance test analysis with respect to Impurity II, Impurity III and Total impurity testing for 12 Month Long-Term Stability.
Other recalls by Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc
All 2012 recalls
Class III · Low risk
FUROSEMIDE Tablets USP
CGMP Deviations: The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) intended for use in furosemide oral solution USP was inadvertently used to manufacture the recalled furosemide tablets USP.
Class III · Low risk
FUROSEMIDE Tablets USP
CGMP Deviations: The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) intended for use in furosemide oral solution USP was inadvertently used to manufacture the recalled furosemide tablets USP.
Class II · Moderate risk
Combivent Respimat
Defective Delivery System: Inhalers do not spray properly, emitting either no spray or a short transient spray.
Class II · Moderate risk
Acarbose Tablets 50 mg a)10 x 10 Unit Dose Tablets per Blister Pack
Subpotent Drug: The firm received an out of specification result for Assay (potency was below specification) at the 9 month stability time point.
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