Drug Enforcement D-905-2013

Labeling: Incorrect Or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: The lot number and/or expiration date may be illegible on the outer plastic bottle packaging.

Status

Terminated

Classification

Class III

Report Date

August 28, 2013

Termination Date

November 4, 2014

Product Information

Product description
Maalox Advanced Maximum Strength Antacid & Antigas (calcium carbonate and simethicone) chewable tablets, 1000 mg/60 mg, Assorted Fruit flavor, packaged in a) 35-count (NDC 0067-6279-35) (UPC 3 0067-0343-35 4); b) 65-count (NDC 0067-6279-65) (UPC 3 0067-0343-65 1); and c) 90-count (NDC 0067-6279-90) (UPC 3 0067-0343-90 3) tablets per bottle, Distributed by: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054-0622.
Product quantity
3,451,224 bottles
Reason for recall
Labeling: Incorrect Or Missing Lot and/or Exp Date: The lot number and/or expiration date may be illegible on the outer plastic bottle packaging.
Recall initiation reason
Initial firm notification
Letter
Distribution pattern
Nationwide, Canada, and Panama.

Location & Firm

Recalling firm
Novartis Consumer Health
Address
10401 Hwy 6, N/A

United States
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Status date

Codes & Dates

Recall number
D-905-2013
Event ID
65840
Recall initiation date
August 6, 2013
Center classification date
August 20, 2013
Code info
Lot #: a) 10090971, Exp 08/13; 10101253, Exp 09/13; 10102751, Exp 11/13; 10104624, Exp 01/14; 10108954, 10108955, Exp 02/14; 10111942, 10111943, Exp 03/14, 10117575, Exp 04/14; b) 10095525, Exp 07/13; 10097329, Exp 08/13; 10099437, 10101254, Exp 09/13; 10101255, 10102752, Exp 10/13; 10104625, 10104626, Exp 11/13; 10104627, 10109871, 10110711, 10109182, Exp 01/14; 10109872, 10110003, Exp 02/14; 10111941, Exp 03/14; 10115413, 10116855, Exp 04/14; 10118565, 10118566, Exp 06/14; 10120611, 10120612, Exp 07/14; 10123086, Exp 08/14; c) 10093109, 10093111, 10093112, Exp 06/13; 10095529, 10095540, Exp 07/13; 10097330, 10097331, Exp 08/13; 10099438, 10099439, 10099440, Exp 09/13; 10101256, 10101257, Exp 10/13; 10102753, 10102754, 10104628, Exp 11/13; 10104629, Exp 12/13; 10104630, 10104631, 10108289, 10108290, Exp 01/14; 10107564, 10109868, 10110004, 10110005, Exp 02/14; 10111938, 10111939, 10113621, 10113622, 10114320, 10114321, Exp 03/14; 10114322, 10114323, 10116852, Exp 04/14; 10116853, Exp 05/14; 10118563, 10118564, Exp 06/14; 10120613, 10120614, Exp 07/14; 10123087, 10123088, 10123089, Exp 08/14; 10126000, 10126001, 10126002, Exp 09/14; 10128831, 10128833, Exp 10/14
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