Recalls / Class II
Class IID-1347-2019
Product
Allergy Liquid Antihistamine, Diphenhydramine HCl USP 12.5 mg/5 mL), Alcohol free, 4 FL. oz. (118 mL) bottle, NDC: 59741-119-06, Manufactured by Bio-Pharm Inc., Levittown, PA 19057, Assured.
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #s: 17E019; 17E045, Exp. 05/2019
Why it was recalled
cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Torrent Pharma Inc
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 2091 Hartel Ave, N/A, Levittown, Pennsylvania 19057-4506
Distribution
- Quantity
- 118,080 bottles
- Distribution pattern
- Product was distributed to 9 distributors, direct accounts and relabelers who may have further distributed the product throughout the United States.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2019-05-21
- FDA classified
- 2019-06-13
- Posted by FDA
- 2019-06-19
- Terminated
- 2020-10-06
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1347-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.