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FDA drug recalls in 2013

Every FDA drug recall initiated in 2013, newest first, with its risk class, status and the reason the FDA recorded. Use the cause and risk filters to narrow the year down.

2,085 recalls, newest first.

Class II · Moderate risk

Hydroxocobalamin MDV 5 mg/mL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The pharmacy is recalling one lot of Hydroxocobalamin MDV 5mg/mL due to failed sterility results by a third party contract testing lab. Hence the sterility of the product cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Northern New England Compounding Pharmacy LLC D-1060-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Aldactone (spironolactone)

Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA: This recall is being initiated because of changes to the dissolution profile in distributed lots resulting from a manufacturing site change. There is currently no approved application supporting the alternate manufacturing site.

Terminated Unapproved drug Pfizer Us Pharmaceutical Group NDC 0025-1031-31 D-014-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Spironolactone tablets

Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA: This recall is being initiated because of changes to the dissolution profile in distributed lots resulting from a manufacturing site change. There is currently no approved application supporting the alternate manufacturing site.

Terminated Unapproved drug Greenstone Llc D-011-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

Spironolactone tablets

Marketed without an Approved NDA/ANDA: This recall is being initiated because of changes to the dissolution profile in distributed lots resulting from a manufacturing site change. There is currently no approved application supporting the alternate manufacturing site.

Terminated Unapproved drug Greenstone Llc D-010-2014
Class III · Low risk

Loratadine

Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: The products are being recalled due to chipped and broken tablets.

Terminated Failed specification Novartis Consumer Health D-022-2014
Class I · High risk

Aminosyn II

Presence of Particulate Matter: Confirmed customer complaint of particulate matter, identified as a human hair, visible in the injection port and primary container.

Terminated Particulate / foreign matter Hospira Inc. NDC 0409-4164-03 D-461-2014
Class III · Low risk

Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets

Defective Container: Defective bottles may not have tamper evident seals properly seated, and therefore it may be difficult to determine if the product had been opened or tampered with.

Terminated Packaging defect Watson Laboratories Inc NDC 0591-2611-05 D-1061-2013
Class III · Low risk

SPIRIVA HandiHaler

Presence of Foreign Substance: This recall is being conducted due to the potential for extrinsic foreign particles in the API used to manufacture SPIRIVA Handihaler

Terminated Particulate / foreign matter Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc NDC 0597-0075-27 D-1057-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Vicks NyQuil Cold and Flu Nighttime Relief

Incorrect/ Undeclared Excipients: NyQuil Liquid Original bottles were inadvertently overwrapped with NyQuil Liquid Cherry information as a result the outer wrap does not correctly identify color additives, particularly FD&C Yellow No. 6 and FD&C Yellow 10.

Terminated Chemical / undeclared Procter & Gamble Co NDC 37000-807-12 D-1056-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Ibu (NDC 55111-684-05)

Labeling: Incorrect or missing lot and/or exp date- This product is being recalled due to an incorrect expiration date of 05/2017. The correct expiration date is 10/2016.

Terminated Labeling / mix-up Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. NDC 55111-684-05 D-1042-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Lidocaine/Phenylephrine PF 1%/1.5% Injectible vials

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is recalling due bacterial contamination found after investigation at contract testing laboratory discovered that OOS/failed results were reported to customers as passing. Hence the sterility of these products cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Leiter's Pharmacy D-1041-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Bevacizumab

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is recalling due bacterial contamination found after investigation at contract testing laboratory discovered that OOS/failed results were reported to customers as passing. Hence the sterility of the products cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Leiter's Pharmacy D-1040-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Hyaluron (hyaluronidase)

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is recalling due bacterial contamination found after investigation at contract testing laboratory discovered that OOS results were reported to customers as passing. Hence the sterility of these products cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Leiter's Pharmacy D-1039-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Dextrose 50% Preservative Free SDV Injection Solution

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Leiter Pharmacy is recalling due bacterial contamination found after investigation at contract testing laboratory discovered that OOS results were reported to customers as passing. Hence the sterility of these products cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Leiter's Pharmacy D-1038-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Lidocaine 1% PF Sterile Injection

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Pharmacy Creations is recalling Lidocaine 1% PF Sterile Injection and EDTA disodium 150 mg/mL due to lack of assurance of sterility.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Pharmacy Creations D-1028-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Children's Ibuprofen

CGMP Deviation: Discoloration; Product fails specification for appearance/color. A complaint was received regarding an abnormal appearance of children's ibuprofen suspension.

Terminated Failed specification Central Shared Services dba Parallon D-1062-2014
Class II · Moderate risk

NA Ascorbate 500 mg/mL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results (from a contract lab) indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable. Hence the sterility of the products cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Medaus, Inc. D-1055-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

NA Ascorbate 500 mg/mL

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results (from a contract lab) indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable. Hence the sterility of the products cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Medaus, Inc. D-1054-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Magnesium Chl 200 mg/mL PF

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results (from a contract lab) indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable. Hence the sterility of the products cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Medaus, Inc. D-1053-2013
Class II · Moderate risk

Pyridoxine HCL 100 mg/mL NS

Lack of Assurance of Sterility: The product lots are being recalled due to laboratory results (from a contract lab) indicating microbial contamination. The FDA was concerned test results obtained from the recalling firm's contract testing lab may not be reliable. Hence the sterility of the products cannot be assured.

Terminated Sterility / contamination Medaus, Inc. D-1052-2013

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