Class I — High risk. Reasonable probability of serious harm or death.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared fluoxetine, an FDA approved drug used to treat depression, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or bulimia and phenolphthalein, an ingredient found in over-the-counter laxative products that was withdrawn from the US market due to concerns of carcinogenicity, making it an unapproved drug.
Cause type: Nitrosamine impurity
Trace nitrosamine impurities such as NDMA, NDEA or NMBA found above the acceptable daily limit. Nitrosamines are probable human carcinogens that can form during manufacturing or storage. This is the cause behind the large valsartan, losartan and ranitidine (Zantac) recalls. All nitrosamine impurity recalls.
XCEL Capsules, 300 mg, 60-count bottles, Manufactured for JNS Health
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.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared sibutramine, an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the US market for safety reasons, making it an unapproved drug.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared phenolphthalein, an ingredient found in over-the-counter laxative products that was withdrawn from the US market due to concerns of carcinogenicity, making it an unapproved drug.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared sibutramine, an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the US market for safety reasons, making it an unapproved drug.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared sibutramine, an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the US market for safety reasons, making it an unapproved drug.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared phenolphthalein, an ingredient found in over-the-counter laxative products that was withdrawn from the US market due to concerns of carcinogenicity, making it an unapproved drug.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared sibutramine, an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the US market for safety reasons, and phenolphthalein, an ingredient found in over-the-counter laxative products that was withdrawn from the US market due to concerns of carcinogenicity, making it an unapproved drug.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared sibutramine, an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the US market for safety reasons, and phenolphthalein, an ingredient found in over-the-counter laxative products that was withdrawn from the US market due to concerns of carcinogenicity, making it an unapproved drug.
Marketed Without An Approved NDA/ANDA: tainted product marketed as a dietary supplement. Product found to be tainted with undeclared sibutramine, an appetite suppressant that was withdrawn from the US market for safety reasons, and phenolphthalein, an ingredient found in over-the-counter laxative products that was withdrawn from the US market due to concerns of carcinogenicity, making it an unapproved drug.
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