Class III · Low risk Terminated
Phenobarbital Elixir
Reason Does Not Meet USP or OTC Monograph: Product exceeds USP specification for alcohol content
Phenobarbital Tablets USP
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Labeling: Label Mixup; potentially mislabeled
What was recalled
Phenobarbital Tablets USP, 60 mg, 1000 count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp. Eatontown, NJ 07724, Distributed by Truxton, Inc., Bellmawr, NJ 08031, NDC 0463-6151-10
- Recalling firm
- C. O. Truxton
- NDC code
- 0463-6151-10
- Origin
- NJ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-1113-2017
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.
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Class II · Moderate risk Terminated
PHENOBARBITAL Sodium Injection
Reason Lack of Assurance of Sterility: deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) that call into question the sterility of products intended to be sterile.
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated
PHENOBARBITAL Sodium Injection
Reason Lack of Assurance of Sterility: deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) that call into question the sterility of products intended to be sterile.
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated
Phenobarbital Tablets
Reason CGMP Deviations: Intermittent exposure to temperature excursion during storage.
Class II · Moderate risk Terminated
Phenobarbital Oral Solution
Reason cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).
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