Class II · Moderate risk
MY CHOICE LEVONORGESTREL TABLET distributed to specific Family…
CGMP Deviations: product held outside appropriate storage temperature conditions.
Next Choice" One Dose Emergency Contraceptive
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: Multiple complaints for push through tablet breakage.
Cause type: Failed specification
A physical or chemical test other than potency, dissolution, impurity or stability failed - pH, viscosity, appearance, tablet integrity, fill volume. A product outside its own specification may not perform as designed, even if the active ingredient is present. All failed specification recalls.
What was recalled
Next Choice" One Dose Emergency Contraceptive (Levonorgestrel Tablet), 1.5 mg, 1 Tablet/Blister Card (NDC 52544-287-54), Manufactured by Watson Laboratories Inc, 132 Business Center Drive, Corona, CA 92880.
Affected NDC
52544-0287-54
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Drug: Levonorgestrel
- Recalling firm
- Watson Laboratories Inc
- NDC code
- 52544-287-54
- Origin
- CA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-66360-001 · 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
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