Maximum Strength Comtrex — Class III drug recall D-741-2014
Terminated recall by Novartis Consumer Health, reported 2014-01-22, distributed nationwide. Failed Impurities/Degradation:Specifications:Unknown degradant found during stability testing.
| Recall number | D-741-2014 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Drug |
| Classification | Class III |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Novartis Consumer Health, Lincoln, NE, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2013-05-15 |
| Classified | 2014-01-16 |
| Reported by FDA | 2014-01-22 |
| Terminated | 2014-11-04 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | EC, PA, VE |
| Reason classes | specification failure |
| NDC | 00067-2081-24 |
| Lot numbers | 06/13, 07/13, 10117247, 10119336 |
Product
Maximum Strength Comtrex ,Severe Cold & Sinus Acetaminophen 325mg, Chlorpheniramine Maleate 2mg, Phenylephrine HCL 5mg, packaged in 12 coated caplets daytime formula and 12 coated caplets nighttime formula. Novartis, distributed by: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ. 07054-0622, NDC 0067-2081-24
Reason for recall
Failed Impurities/Degradation:Specifications:Unknown degradant found during stability testing.
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