Class II · Moderate risk
Famotidine Injection in Sodium Chloride Injection
CGMP Deviations
Famotidine HCl all strengths
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified: Products may contain synthetic latex and/or natural latex.
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.
What was recalled
Famotidine HCl all strengths, all dosage forms and all packaging, Rx Only, Avella of Houston, Houston, TX 77054
Drug: Famotidine Category: Heartburn & Stomach Medication
- Recalling firm
- Advanced Pharma Inc.
- Origin
- TX, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0842-2017 · 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.
Other Famotidine recalls
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Class I · High risk
Famotidine Injection
Microbial Contamination of Sterile Products; out of limit results obtained for endotoxin testing.
Class II · Moderate risk
Ibuprofen and Famotidine Tablets 800mg/26.6mg
Presence of Foreign Tablet/Capsule: A stray Rasagiline Mesylate 1 mg tablet was discovered in an unopened bottle of Ibuprofen and Famotidine.
Class II · Moderate risk
Famotidine Tablets
Labeling: Label Error on Declared Strength: some cartons labeled and containing 20 mg may have an external label placed on the side of the carton indicating strength as 10 mg.
Class II · Moderate risk
Famotidine Tablets USP 40mg
Presence of foreign tablets/capsules: Famotidine 20mg and ibuprofen 400mg tablets were found in a lot of famotidine 40mg.
Other recalls by Advanced Pharma Inc.
All 2017 recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
HYDROmorphone 20 mg/100 mL Injectable Solution
Sub-potency
Class II · Moderate risk
Phenylephrine HCl
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Morphine Sulfate 30 mg/30 mL
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
Class II · Moderate risk
Phenylephrine HCl
Lack of Assurance of Sterility
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