Class III · Low risk
Guaifenesin and Codeine Phosphate Oral Solution USP
Superpotent; sodium benzoate preservative
Licorice Coughing Liquid
Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Why it was recalled
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: presence of undeclared morphine.
Cause type: Chemical / undeclared
A chemical that should not be there - benzene, methanol, lead - or an undeclared prescription drug hidden in a supplement. The label gives no warning: you may be taking a toxic solvent, a heavy metal, or a drug such as sildenafil that interacts with your other medicines. All chemical / undeclared recalls.
What was recalled
Licorice Coughing Liquid (guaifenesin), 5%, 3.38 fl. oz. (100 ml), OTC, Manufactured by: Ma Ying Long Pharmaceutical Group Co., LTD, Wuhan, China; Distributed by: Master Herbs (USA) Inc., NDC 68511-0460-01
Affected NDC
68511-0460-01
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Drug: Guaifenesin
- Recalling firm
- Master Herbs, Inc./Li
- NDC code
- 68511-0460-01
- Origin
- CA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0908-2016 · FDA notice
Treat this as urgent. Class I means FDA judged there is a reasonable probability of serious harm. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches the recalled lots, do not take another dose before you have spoken to your pharmacist or prescriber - today, not next week. 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
Kirkland Severe Cold & Flu Plus Congestion: Day - 112 coated caplets blister pack
CGMP Deviations: Released product should have been rejected.
Class II · Moderate risk
Guaifenesin Dextromethorphan Syrup
Failed Impurity/Degradation Specifications
Class II · Moderate risk
Guaifenesin Dextromethorphan Syrup
Failed Impurity/Degradation Specifications
Class III · Low risk
Kids' Cough and Chest Congestion
Crystallization: Lack of uniformity - a change in texture, chunky, grainy, and small crystal substances inside the bottles.
Other chemical / undeclared recalls from 2016
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Class I · High risk
SLIMFIT X capsules
Marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA: Product contains undeclared sibutramine and desmethylsibutramine.
Class I · High risk
MegaJex Herbal Supplement
Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA; product contains sildenafil and tadalafil which are active pharmaceutical ingredients in FDA approved drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED)
Class I · High risk
Ultimate Body Tox PRO capsules
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: The product contains undeclared sibutramine. The presence of sibutramine, a previously approved controlled substance that was removed from the U.S. market in October 2010 for safety reasons, in this tainted product renders it an unapproved drug for which safety and efficacy have not been established and therefore subject to recall.
Class I · High risk
Skinny Bee Diet capsules
Marketed without an approved NDA/ANDA: presence of undeclared sibutramine, desmethylsibutramine (an active metabolite of sibutramine) and phenolphthalein.
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