Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
Cause type: Stability / shelf life
The product degraded or failed stability testing before its labeled expiry. Heat, moisture or time can break the drug down into degradants or reduce potency. All stability / shelf life recalls.
Levetiracetam Oral Solution 100 mg/mL (100 mg/mL), 473 mL, Rx Only, Distributed by: Akorn, Inc., Gurnee, IL 60031. ALL NDCs
Drug: Levetiracetam
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.
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.
Labeling; Wrong Barcode; error in the machine-readable barcode which could result in some units being read as Naproxen Tablets 500 mg. Product is labeled correctly as Levetiracetam
Defective container: Customer complaints for oral solution leaking from bottles.
Presence of foreign tablet/capsule: A 1000 mg Levetiracetam Tablet was found in 500 gram bottle of Levetiracetam Tablets.
CGMP Deviations: Products were manufactured in a processing area in which water leakage was observed
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
CGMP Deviations: Firm went out of business and could no longer continue stability studies.
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