The Recall Desk

FDA (Drugs) recall action 64312

Watson Laboratories Inc recalled 2 products on 2013-03-27

The FDA (Drugs) publishes a recall like this one as 2 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 2 pages.

Products
2
Announced
2013-03-27
Critical
0
Units
30,411

Why these products were recalled

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Watson Laboratories Inc. is recalling meprobamate because an out of specification result for an impurity diphenyl sulfone .

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.

States named across these recalls

1–2 of 2

  • SevereFDA (Drugs)··2013-03-27

    Watson Recalls Meprobamate Tablets Due to Impurity Specification Failure

    Watson Laboratories is recalling meprobamate 200 mg tablets because an impurity, diphenyl sulfone, exceeded specification limits.

    Product
    Meprobamate, Tablets USP, 200 mg, 100 tablets; Rx only; Manufactured By: Watson Laboratories, Inc., Corona, CA 92800 USA; 173266; . Distributed by: Watson Pharma, Inc., NDC 9591-5239-01
    Category
    Distribution
    1 state
  • ModerateFDA (Drugs)··2013-03-27

    Watson Recalls Meprobamate Tablets Due to Impurity Failure

    Watson Laboratories is recalling meprobamate 400 mg tablets because an impurity, diphenyl sulfone, exceeded specification limits.

    Product
    Meprobamate; Tablets USP, 400 mg, 100 tablets; Rx only; Manufactured By: Watson Laboratories, Inc., Corona, CA 92800 USA; 173266; . Distributed by: Watson Pharma, Inc., NDC 0591-5238-01
    Category
    Distribution
    1 state