Recalls / Class III
Class IIID-1238-2014
Product
Nicotine polacrilex lozenge, 2 mg, Cherry Flavor, 72 count vials, 81 count vials, and 108 count vials. OTC. Labeled a. Nicorette, Distributed By: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, L.P., Moon Township, PA 15108. Made in Switzerland. 72 Count NDC: 0135-0512-01, 81 Count NDC: 0135-0512-02, 108 Count NDC: 0135-0512-03 b. Nicotine Lozenge Kroger, Distributed by: The Kroger Company, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, 72 Count NDC:30142-663-01, and c. Nicotine Walgreens, Distributed by: Walgreen Co., 200 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015. 72 Count NDC: 0363-0446-01.
- Affected lot / code info
- Labeled A) 72 Ct Vial: Lot #13468 (exp 4/14), 13618 (exp 6/14) & 14105 (exp 2/15); 81 Ct- Vial, Lot #13815 (exp 10/14), 13864 (exp 11/14) & 13941 (exp 12/14); 108 Ct- Vial, Lot # 13574 (exp 7/14). Labeled B) 72 Ct Vial, Lot #13573 (exp 6/14) & 14257 (exp 7/15). Labeled C) 72 Ct Vial: Lot # 13875 (exp 5/14), 13642 (exp 7/14), 13770 (exp 8/14) & 13875 (exp 11/14).
Why it was recalled
Failed Lozenge Specifications; Lozenges are overly thick, overly soft, and sub and superpotent.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare; dba-GlaxoSmithKline
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 65 Windham Blvd, N/A, Aiken, South Carolina 29805-9384
Distribution
- Quantity
- 109,848 72 Ct Vials, 61,332 81 Ct Vials, 16,218 108 Ct Vials
- Distribution pattern
- U.S. Nationwide
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2014-02-20
- FDA classified
- 2014-04-18
- Posted by FDA
- 2014-04-30
- Terminated
- 2017-01-20
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1238-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.