FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-1365-2019

Product

Phenobarbital Oral Solution, USP, 20 mg per 5 mL, Rx Only, One Pint (473 mL) bottle, NDC:16571-330-16, Manufactured by Bio-Pharm Inc., Levittown, PA 10957, Distributed by Rising Pharmaceuticals Inc., Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.

Affected lot / code info
Lot #s: 17E007, Exp. 05/2019; 17F026, Exp. 06/2019; 17G015, Exp. 07/2019; 17K002; 17K026, Exp. 10/2019; 17M002, Exp. 12/2019; 18C020, Exp. 03/2020; 18D023, Exp. 04/2020; 18F009, Exp. 06/2020; 18K030, Exp. 10/2020.

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
148,440 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-1365-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.