FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-882-2013

Product

Prednisone Tablet USP, 20 mg tablets, packaged in blisters of ten (10) tablets per blister card, ten blister cards per carton, Roxanne, Columbus, OH --- NDC 0054-0018-20

Brand name
Prednisone
Generic name
Prednisone
Active ingredient
Prednisone
Route
Oral
NDCs
0054-0017, 0054-4741, 0054-4742, 0054-4728, 0054-0018, 0054-0019, 0054-3722, 0054-3721, 0054-8739, 0054-8740 +1 more
FDA application
ANDA080352
Affected lot / code info
The affected product consists of lot #261739A, expiration date OCT 2014.

Why it was recalled

Labeling: Missing Label; missing label on blister card

Recalling firm

Firm
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc
Manufacturer
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1809 Wilson Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43228-9579

Distribution

Quantity
14,619 cartons
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2013-06-14
FDA classified
2013-08-12
Posted by FDA
2013-08-21
Terminated
2014-06-23
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-882-2013. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.