Recalls / Class II
Class IID-0556-2021
Product
Chantix (varenicline) Tablets Starting Pack Contains: 1 Starting Week (0.5 mgx11 tablets) 3 Continuing Weeks (1 mgx42 tablets) Rx only NDC 0069-0471-03 Distributed by Pfizer Labs Division of Pfizer, Inc., NY, NY 10017
- Brand name
- Chantix
- Generic name
- Varenicline Tartrate
- Active ingredient
- Varenicline Tartrate
- Route
- Oral
- NDCs
- 0069-0468, 0069-0469, 0069-0471
- FDA application
- NDA021928
- Affected lot / code info
- EC5911
Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Intermittent exposure to temperature excursion during storage.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Manufacturer
- Pfizer Laboratories Div Pfizer Inc
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 7000 Cardinal Pl, N/A, Dublin, Ohio 43017-1091
Distribution
- Quantity
- 1040 cartons
- Distribution pattern
- FL, GA, SC
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2021-03-15
- FDA classified
- 2021-05-24
- Posted by FDA
- 2021-06-02
- Terminated
- 2024-06-17
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0556-2021. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.