Class II · Moderate risk
PredniSONE Tablets USP
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: Discovery of an underweight tablet.
Propylthiouracil Tablets
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Presence of Foreign Substance: Uncharacteristic spots identified as steel corrosion, degraded tablet material and hydrocarbon oil with trace amounts of iron were found in tablets.
Cause type: Particulate / foreign matter
Visible foreign particles - glass, metal, fibers or other material - found in the product. Particles can enter from equipment wear, containers or the process, and are dangerous in injectables. All particulate / foreign matter recalls.
What was recalled
Propylthiouracil Tablets, USP, 50 mg, packaged in a) 100-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1480-01) and b) 1000-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1480-10), Rx only, Manufactured by: West-ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. Eatontown, NJ 07724.
Affected NDCs
0143-1480-01
0143-1480-10
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- Recalling firm
- West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp.
- NDC code
- 0143-1480-01
- Origin
- NJ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-131-2013 · 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 West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp.
All 2012 recalls
Class III · Low risk
Fentanyl Citrate Inj.
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications; 12 month stability testing (Expansion of RES #70548).
Class III · Low risk
Fentanyl Citrate Inj.
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications; 12 month stability testing.
Class II · Moderate risk
VERSAPHARM INCORPORATED Ethambutol Hydrochloride Tablets
Subpotency: Out of Specification (OOS) result at the 36 month routine stability time point.
Other particulate / foreign matter recalls from 2012
All particulate / foreign matter recalls
Class II · Moderate risk
Prednisone tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance(s); Perrigo has been notified of a recall by the manufacturer of this product, West-Ward Pharmaceuticals. This is a sub-recall due to tablets contaminated with trace amounts of food-grade lubricant, as well as stainless steel inclusions
Class II · Moderate risk
Carisoprodol Tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance: Uncharacteristic blacks spots on tablets.
Class II · Moderate risk
Lisinopril Tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance: Uncharacteristic black spots identified as a food grade lubricant with trace amounts of foreign particulates and stainless steel inclusions have been found in the tablets.
Class II · Moderate risk
Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection)
Presence of Foreign Substance: Product is being recalled due to receiving an elevated number of patient complaints related to a visible presence of medical grade silicone oil essential to the functionality of the syringe and plunger stopper system.
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