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More Than 64,000 Bottles of an Antibiotic Recalled
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of amoxicillin for oral suspension.
What prompted the Class III recall? West-Ward Pharmaceutical noted the product strength was not listed.
The products, manufactured by Hikma Pharmaceuticals in Jordan, were distributed nationwide.
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Presentation |
Lot |
Expiration |
NDC |
Quantity |
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400 mg/5 mL, 100 mL (when reconstituted) |
AS1413A |
November 2018 |
00143-9887-01 |
32,006 bottles |
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400 mg/5 mL, 100 mL (when reconstituted) |
AS1414A |
November 2018 |
00143-9887-01 |
32,198 bottles |
In March, the company notified the FDA that a number of presentations of cefotaxime sodium (Claforan) injection were on allocation due to increased demand.
--Stephanie Vaccaro
Reference:
US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Enforcement Report – Week of September 28, 2016. www.fda.gov. Accessed September 29, 2016.
