FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-343-2014

Product

Oxcarbazepine Tablets, 150 mg, packaged in a) 10 x 10 count Unit-Dose Tablets in blisters packaged in a carton (NDC 0054-0097-20) and b) 100-count bottle (NDC 0054-0097-25), Rx only, Roxane Laboratories, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 43216

Affected lot / code info
Lot #: a) 259666A, Exp. MAR 2014; b) 259666B, Exp. MAR 2014

Why it was recalled

SubPotent Drug: The firm discovered out of specification results for assay and the extended investigation revealed the potential for lower weight tablets.

Recalling firm

Firm
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1809 Wilson Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43228-9579

Distribution

Quantity
8,550 cartons and bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Timeline

Recall initiated
2013-03-18
FDA classified
2013-12-11
Posted by FDA
2013-12-18
Terminated
2014-02-12
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-343-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.