medical/health/medicine recalls

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[hunybee]

Meningitis-linked steroid may have affected 13,000 people in U.S.: CDC

Meningitis Outbreak: 91 Cases, Product Recall Expanded

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http://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/default.htm

[Caregiver]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...,1717674.story

The generic version of Lipitor has recalled 10,20 & 40 mg tablets that could contain glass

The manufactorer is Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd.

[Hungry Seagull]

I had a birdie behind the counter, a rather experienced birdie...

"Walmart medicines come from India. Quality issues are common."

"I don't buy my medicines from India ever. I have purchased from Canada, UK and Europe for 30 years."

Take that and put it in your cap for what it's worth. It's first hand from me.

[Caregiver]

Drug and Product Recall Information


Recall 12-182: Boehringer Ingelheim Pradaxa - NYC - Consumer

URGENT!!! DRUG RECALL!!! URGENT!!!

FDA/SUPPLIER CLASS OF RECALL: Not Yet Classified
LEVEL OF NOTIFICATION: Consumer
SUPPLIER: Boehringer Ingelheim #05700

Description
Lot #
Exp Date
NDC
UPC
Econo #
PRADAXA CAP 75MG 60
201900
01/2015
00597014954
30597014954
1978725

Boehringer Ingelheim is voluntarily recalling the above lot due to a potential packaging defect on this lot that may compromise the bottle integrity. Damaged bottles could allow moisture to get into the bottle and thus may impair the quality of Pradaxa. This recall is to the Consumer level. Product started shipping October 2012.
For medical questions, call Boehringer Ingelheim at 1-800-542-6257.
This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the FDA.
Information contained in this document was provided by Boehringer Ingelheim.
Contact:

Media:Customer Service 1-800-542-6257

[Nellie Belle]

NEW YORK - Novartis AG said on Thursday it is recalling 183 lots of cough syrup after discovering the child-resistant feature on some bottle caps was not functioning correctly.

The Swiss drug company is recalling 142 lots of Triaminic and 41 lots of Theraflu Warming Relief Syrups manufactured in the United States before December 2011.

The company said it received four reports of accidental ingestion of the Triaminic syrup. One patient required medical attention but recovered.

No adverse affects were reported with the Theraflu syrup, but the product is being recalled because it has the same cap as the malfunctioning Triaminic bottles.

The affected cough syrup bottles were produced at Novartis' Lincoln, Nebraska, manufacturing facility. A consumer complaint last November triggered an internal investigation that led the company to issue the recall.

Julie Masow, a spokeswoman for Novartis, said 97 percent of the product in question has either been used or already returned.

Manufacturing at the Lincoln, Nebraska, facility was suspended in December 2011 and has yet to reopen, Masow said.

http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...ap-seal-defect