Recalls / Class II
Class IID-0811-2021
Product
Chantix (varenicline) tablets 1 mg, Carton containing 4 blister packs of 14 tablets each,, Rx only, Distributed by Pfizer Labs, Division of Pfizer Inc. NY, NY 10017, Made in Ireland, NDC 0069-0469-03. EXPIRATION DATE: September 2021 June 2023
- Affected lot / code info
- Lots 00019431, 00019542, 00019543, 00019544, 00020814, 00020815, 00020907, 00020965, 00021421, 00021422, 00021423, 00022136, 00022174, 00022175, 00022176, 00022177, 00022765, 00022766, 00023134, 00023135, 00023747, 00023748, DL3896, DL7779, DR2614, DX4576, DX5870, DX5871, DX5872, DX5873, DX7805, DY6078, DY7060, DY9367, DY9473, DY9475, DY9476, DY9505, EC5910, EC5913, EE9391, EF2346, EM4805, EM4807, EN2005, ET1601, ET1605, ET1606 EXPIRATION DATE: September 2021 December 2023
Why it was recalled
CGMP Deviations: Presence of the N-nitroso-varenicline impurity above FDA s acceptable interim acceptable intake limit
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Pfizer Inc.
- Notification channel
- Press Release
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 235 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017-5703
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2021-08-13
- FDA classified
- 2021-09-17
- Posted by FDA
- 2021-09-29
- Status
- Ongoing
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0811-2021. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.