FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-1381-2019

Product

Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, USP 1mg/mL, Fr Oral Use Only, Rx only, 120 mL bottle, a) NDC 13668-029-07, b) NDC 13668-596-07, Manufactured by Bio-Pharm, Inc. Levittown, PA, For Torrent Pharma Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920..

Affected lot / code info
Lot #s: a) Lot #: 18D027, 18D028, 18D029; Exp. 04/2020. b) 18D029A, Exp. 04/2020; 18E001B; 18E010B, Exp. 05/2020; 18F016A; 18F017A; 18F037A, Exp. 06/2020; 18J021; 18J023; 18J023A; 18J024, Exp. 09/2020; 18K001; 18K002, Exp. 10/2020; 19A003; 19A022, Exp. 01/2021; 19B009, Exp. 02/2021.

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
730,476 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-1381-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.