The Recall Desk

FDA (Drugs) recall action 71310

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. recalled 2 products on 2015-06-24

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
2015-06-24
Critical
0
Units
75,100

Why these products were recalled

Failed Stability Specification: out of specification result obtained for the Particle Size Distribution test during stability testing.

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.

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  • LowFDA (Drugs)··2015-06-24

    Novartis Recalls Foradil Aerolizer Inhalation Powder Due to Stability Failure

    Novartis is recalling Foradil Aerolizer inhalation powder because it failed a stability test for particle size distribution.

    Product
    Foradil Aerolizer (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder) 12 mcg per capsule, 60 Capsules (Blister strips of 6) per pack. For inhalation use only, Rx only, Manufactured for: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of MERCK & CO., INC. Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889. Manufactured
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  • LowFDA (Drugs)··2015-06-24

    Novartis Recalls Foradil Aerolizer Due to Failed Stability Testing

    Novartis is recalling Foradil Aerolizer inhalation powder because it failed a particle size distribution stability test. The recall covers 19,658 packs distributed in New Jersey.

    Product
    Foradil Aerolizer (formoterol fumarate inhalation powder) 12 mcg per capsule, 12 Capsules (Blister strips of 6) per pack. For inhalation use only, Rx only, Manufactured for: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of MERCK & CO., INC. Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889. Manufactured
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