FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class ID-0958-2017

Class I— FDA's most serious classification, issued when there is a reasonable probability that use of or exposure to the drug will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

Product

BRILINTA (ticagrelor) tablets, 90 mg, 8-count Professional Sample bottles, Rx only, Mfd. for: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Wilmington, DE 19850; By: AstraZeneca AB, SE-151 85 Sodertalje, Sweden, NDC 0186-0777-08.

Brand name
Brilinta
Generic name
Ticagrelor
Active ingredient
Ticagrelor
Route
Oral
NDCs
0186-0776, 0186-0777
FDA application
NDA022433
Affected lot / code info
Lot # JB5047, Exp 10/19

Why it was recalled

Presence of Foriegn Tablets/Capsules: customer complaint that an 8-count professional sample bottle labeled as BRILINTA 90 mg tablets contained 5 ZURAMPIC 200 mg tablets, in addition to the expected 8 BRILINTA tablets.

Recalling firm

Firm
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP
Manufacturer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Notification channel
Press Release
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
587 Old Baltimore Pike, Newark, Delaware 19702-1307

Distribution

Quantity
40,368 bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico to physician offices.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-05-25
FDA classified
2017-07-11
Posted by FDA
2017-07-19
Terminated
2018-04-24
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0958-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.