Status
Terminated
Drug Enforcement D-337-2014
Chemical Contamination: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has recalled physician sample bottles of Diovan, Exforge, Exforge HCT,Lescol XL, Stalevo, Tekturna and Tekturna HCT Tablets due to contamination with Darocur 1173 a photocuring agent used in inks on shrink-wrap sleeves.
Classification
Class II
Report Date
December 18, 2013
Termination Date
December 21, 2015
Product Information
- Product description
- Tekturna (aliskiren) Tablets 150 mg, 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample-Not For Sale, Rx only. Manufactured by: Novartis Pharma Productions GmbH Wehr, Germany. Distributed by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, NDC # 0078-9485-07
- Product quantity
- 12,6245 bottles
- Reason for recall
- Chemical Contamination: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has recalled physician sample bottles of Diovan, Exforge, Exforge HCT,Lescol XL, Stalevo, Tekturna and Tekturna HCT Tablets due to contamination with Darocur 1173 a photocuring agent used in inks on shrink-wrap sleeves.
- Recall initiation reason
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- Initial firm notification
- Letter
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Location & Firm
- Recalling firm
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
- Address
-
25 Old Mill Rd
United States - Voluntary / Mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Status date
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Codes & Dates
- Recall number
- D-337-2014
- Event ID
- 66015
- Recall initiation date
- August 8, 2013
- Center classification date
- December 6, 2013
- Code info
- Product code: 708236; Lot Number: F0116, F0116W1, F0016W2, Exp 09/30/2013; F0117, Exp 02/28/2014; F0118, 6) F0119, Exp 08/31/2014
- More code info
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