FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class I

Class ID-1361-2014

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

Venlafaxine HCl Extended-Release Capsules, 150 mg, 90-count Unit of Use bottles, Rx only, Distributed by: Greenstone LLC, Peapack, NJ 07977, NDC 59762-0182-2, UPC 3 59762-0182-2 9.

Affected lot / code info
V130014, Exp 08/15

Why it was recalled

Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules: report of a foreign capsule with markings (TKN 250) and identified as a Tikosyn (dofetilide) capsule was found in a bottle of Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl) 150 mg capsules that was packaged in the same packaging campaign as the recalled lot

Recalling firm

Firm
Greenstone Llc
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
100 Route 206 North, N/A, Peapack, New Jersey 07977

Distribution

Quantity
16,018 bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-03-06
FDA classified
2014-06-09
Posted by FDA
2014-06-18
Terminated
2017-05-10
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1361-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.

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