Recalls / Class III
Class IIID-1247-2014
Product
Nicorette Lozenge and NicoDerm CQ, nicotine polacrilex system. 189 2mg Mint Flavored Lozenges + 21 31 mg Patches. OTC Only. GlaxoSmithKlein, 1000 GSK Drive, Moon Township, PA 15108. UPC: 0-03-0766-1480-30-2.
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #13L05N, Expiry: 8/15
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
- 150 cases
- 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-1247-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.