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FDA (Drugs) recall action 70743

Akorn, Inc. recalled 3 products on 2015-05-20

The FDA (Drugs) publishes a recall like this one as 3 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 3 pages.

Products
3
Announced
2015-05-20
Critical
0
Units
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Why these products were recalled

Failed Dissolution Specifications: Out of specification for dissolution of sulfamethoxazole.

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

States named across these recalls

1–3 of 3

  • ModerateFDA (Drugs)··2015-05-20

    Akorn Recalls Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Oral Suspension for Dissolution Failure

    Akorn, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Oral Suspension because the sulfamethoxazole failed to meet dissolution specifications.

    Product
    SULFAMETHOXAZOLE AND TRIMETHOPRIM ORAL SUSPENSION, USP,200 mg/ 40 mg per 5mL, CHERRY FLAVOR, 16 fl oz (473 mL) bottles (NDC 50383-0823-16), Rx only, HI-TECH PHARMACAL CO. INC, Amityville, NY 11701
    Category
    Distribution
    1 state
  • ModerateFDA (Drugs)··2015-05-20

    Akorn Recalls Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Oral Suspension for Dissolution Failure

    Akorn, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Oral Suspension because the sulfamethoxazole component failed to meet dissolution specifications.

    Product
    SULFAMETHOXAZOLE AND TRIMETHOPRIM ORAL SUSPENSION, USP,200 mg/ 40 mg per 5mL, GRAPE FLAVOR, 16 fl oz (473 mL) bottles (NDC 50383-0824-16), Rx only, HI-TECH PHARMACAL CO. INC, Amityville, NY 11701
    Category
    Distribution
    1 state
  • ModerateFDA (Drugs)··2015-05-20

    Akorn Recalls Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Oral Suspension for Dissolution Failure

    Akorn, Inc. is recalling 8,400 cups of Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim oral suspension because the sulfamethoxazole failed to meet dissolution specifications.

    Product
    SULFAMETHOXAZOLE AND TRIMETHOPRIM ORAL SUSPENSION, USP 800 mg/ 160 mg per 5mL, GRAPE FLAVOR, 20 mL unit dose cup (NDC 50383-0824-20), Rx only, HI-TECH PHARMACAL CO. INC, Amityville, NY 11701
    Category
    Distribution
    1 state