Paliperidone Extended-Release Tablets
Reason Failed Dissolution Specifications
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Defective Delivery System: There is a potential for some tablets to be missing the laser drilling which might affect drug release.
Paliperidone Extended Release Tablets 9 mg, packaged in a) 30-count bottle(NDC 0591-3695-30) , b) 90-count bottle (NDC 0591-3695-19), Rx only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratories FL, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314, Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054
What should you do? A recall doesn't always mean your specific bottle is affected - it often applies to certain lots only. Check the lot number on your package against the FDA notice, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping any medication.
Reason Failed Dissolution Specifications
Reason Defective Delivery System: There is a potential for some tablets to be missing the laser drilling which might affect drug release.
Reason Failed Dissolution Specifications: Drug release test result, obtained during routine 9-month stability testing, which was below specification for one tablet. Teva cannot at this time exclude the potential for additional tablets to be below specification.
Reason Failed Dissolution Specifications; three month stability time point.
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