Recalls / Class II
Class IID-759-2014
Product
NeoCitran Extra Strength Cold & Flu (acetaminophen 650 mg, phenylephrine hydrochloride 10 mg, pheniramine maleate 20 mg) powder packets, Natural Source Lemon flavor, 10-count single dose pouches per carton, Novartis Consumer Health Canada, Inc., Mississauga , ON, UPC 0 58478 05103 1. Also packaged under foreign labels: Theraflu Extra Cold and Flu powder packets, Lemon flavor, 10-count packets per box, UPC 4 607045 191395 (Russia and Former Soviet Union product); Theraflu Nighttime Severe Cold powder packets, Natural Lemon flavor, 6-count packets per carton, Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054-0622, UPC 8 806536 013925 (Korea product);
- Affected lot / code info
- Lot #: 10113888, Exp 5/31/2013; 10118944, Exp 6/30/2013; 10120024, Exp 9/30/2013; 10124381, Exp 10/31/2013. Russia product: 10112623, 10112625, 10112627, 10112629, 10112631, 10112633, Exp 5/31/2013; 10116051, 10116053, 10116055, 10116057, 10116059, 10116061,10117302, 10117304, Exp 7/31/2013; 10119732, 10119735, Exp 9/30/2013; 10124276, 10124281, 10125922, 10126539, 10126540, 10126541, 10126542, 10126543, Exp 10/31/2013; Korea product: 10112969, Exp 5/31/2013; 10116034, Exp 7/31/2013; 10120027, Exp 9/30/2013.
Why it was recalled
Presence of Foreign Substance: The products are being recalled because they may contain foreign substances.
Recalling firm
- Firm
- Novartis Consumer Health
- Notification channel
- Letter
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Address
- 10401 Hwy 6, Lincoln, Nebraska 68517-9626
Distribution
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide, Mexico, Russia, Korea, Panama, China, and Canada.
Timeline
- Recall initiated
- 2013-06-18
- FDA classified
- 2014-01-17
- Posted by FDA
- 2014-01-29
- Terminated
- 2014-11-04
- Status
- Terminated
Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-759-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.