Class III · Low risk
Allopurinol Tablets
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications; report of oversized and discolored tablets
K Effervescent Tablets
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
LABELING: Label Mix-up: 30 count Effervescent Potassium/Chloride Tablets, may be labeled as 30 count K Effervescent Tablets.
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
K EFFERVESCENT TABLETS, 25 meq POTASSIUM (977 mg), ORANGE FLAVORED, Potassium Bicarbonate Effervescent Tablets For Oral Solution, Rx only, 30 count, Manufactured for: Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Huntsville, AL 35811, Manufactured by: Tower Laboratories Ltd., Centerbrook, CT 06409
- Recalling firm
- Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
- Origin
- AL, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1036-2013 · 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.
Other recalls by Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
All 2013 recalls
Class III · Low risk
HydrOXYzine Hydrochloride Tablets
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications; The identification codes on some tablets may be unreadable
Class III · Low risk
Disulfiram tablets
Failed Dissolution Specifications: During routine stability testing at the 12 month time point, one product lot was found to be out of specification for dissolution.
Class III · Low risk
Promethazine Vc With Codeine Syrup
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: A stability lot was out of specification for a known impurity at the 8 month Controlled Room Temperature stability time-point.
Other labeling / mix-up recalls from 2013
All labeling / mix-up recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
Trelstar (triptorelin pamoate)
Labeling: Label Error On Declared Strength: Trelstar 11.25 mg labeled carton/kit contained a vial labeled as 3.75 mg instead of a vial being labeled as 11.25mg.
Class II · Moderate risk
0.45% Sodium Chloride Injection USP
Labeling: Wrong Bar Code; Bar code scans as 0.15% Potassium Chloride in 0.9% Sodium Chloride (20 mEq K/liter).
Class III · Low risk
Paclitaxel Injection
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Package Insert- Missing text on the product insert in the "Clinical Studies" and "Specific Adverse Events" sections.
Class II · Moderate risk
Carbon Dioxide
Labeling: Not Elsewhere Classified; Due to an error in the manufacturing procedure, a cylinder in liquid withdrawal service was not marked Syphon Tube indicating liquid withdrawal and shipped as a gas withdrawal cylinder.
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