FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-1237-2015

Product

Nitroglycerin Transdermal System 0.4 mg/hr (18 cm2), For Transdermal Use Only, 30 Systems (patches) per box, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals Inc., Princeton, NJ, 08540, USA, By LTS Lohmann Therapie Systeme AG, Anderach, Federal Republic of Germany, NDC 62175-124-01

Affected lot / code info
Lot #: 5267504, Exp 07/2015

Why it was recalled

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Two lots failed specification for unknown impurity at the 24 month stability testing.

Recalling firm

Firm
Kremers Urban Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1101 C Ave W, N/A, Seymour, Indiana 47274-3342

Distribution

Quantity
16,504 Boxes
Distribution pattern
Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Timeline

Recall initiated
2015-07-07
FDA classified
2015-07-14
Posted by FDA
2015-07-22
Terminated
2016-02-12
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1237-2015. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.