FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-0303-2020

Product

Sankaijo BOTANICAL LAXATIVE (docusate sodium 8.33 mg and sennosides 1.36 mg) tablets, 150-count bottles, Manufactured by SATO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., 1-5-27 Motoakasaka Minato-KU Tokyo, Japan; SATO PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., 20695 S. Western Ave., Suite 240, Torrance, CA 90501; NDC 49873-404-01.

Brand name
Sankaijo
Generic name
Docusate Sodium, Sennosides
Active ingredients
Docusate Sodium, Sennosides
Route
Oral
NDC
49873-404
FDA application
M007
Affected lot / code info
Lot #: TXWT, Exp 01/20; TXTS, Exp 10/20; AXWS, Exp 10/21

Why it was recalled

Subpotent Drug: Formulated amount of sennosides component is less than labelled claim.

Recalling firm

Firm
Sato Pharmaceutical Inc.
Manufacturer
Sato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
20695 S Western Ave Ste 240, N/A, Torrance, California 90501-1834

Distribution

Quantity
17,284 bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide in the USA and Guam and Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Timeline

Recall initiated
2019-10-01
FDA classified
2019-11-07
Posted by FDA
2019-11-13
Terminated
2020-08-18
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0303-2020. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.