Class III · Low risk
Phenobarbital Elixir
Does Not Meet USP or OTC Monograph: Product exceeds USP specification for alcohol content
Phenobarbital Oral Solution
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date - the label contains an incorrect Exp Date.
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
Phenobarbital Oral Solution, USP 20 mg/5mL, unit dose cup, Rx Only, Rpkg. By.Lohxa Worcester, MA 01608 NDC 70166-536-02
Affected NDC
70166-0536-02
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Drug: Phenobarbital
- Recalling firm
- Lohxa LLC
- NDC code
- 70166-536-02
- Origin
- MA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1131-2019 · 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 II · Moderate risk
PHENOBARBITAL Sodium Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) that call into question the sterility of products intended to be sterile.
Class II · Moderate risk
PHENOBARBITAL Sodium Injection
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) that call into question the sterility of products intended to be sterile.
Class II · Moderate risk
Phenobarbital Tablets
CGMP Deviations: Intermittent exposure to temperature excursion during storage.
Class II · Moderate risk
Phenobarbital Oral Solution
cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).
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Class I · High risk
SENNA Syrup
Microbial Contamination of Non-Sterile Product
Class I · High risk
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse USP
Microbial contamination of non-sterile products: Repackaged product was recalled by manufacturer because it was contaminated with the bacteria Burkholderia lata.
Class II · Moderate risk
Bismuth Subsalicylate Oral Suspension 262mg/15mL
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date - the label contains an incorrect Exp Date.
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