Recalls / Class II
Class IID-1369-2019
Product
Extra Action Cough Syrup (Guaifenesin and Dextromethorphan HBr Syrup) 100 mg/10 mg per 5 mL, a) 4 FL. oz. (118 mL) bottle, NDC: 0536-0970-97, b) One Pint (473 mL) bottle, 0536-0970-85, Distributed by Rugby Laboratories, Livonia, MI 48152.
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #s: 17E034, Exp. 05/2019; 17L023, Exp. 11/2019; 17M027; 17M027A, Exp. 12/2019; 18A024, Exp. 01/2020; 18B029, Exp. 02/2020; 18C018; 18C021, Exp. 03/2020; 18E008, Exp. 05/2020.
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
- 176,580 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-1369-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.