FDA (Drugs) recall action 80033
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Defective Delivery System: no longer meets the specification for shear, an attribute related to the adhesive properties of the transdermal patches. As a result, patients could experience patches that do not stick well to the skin.
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.
Noven Pharmaceuticals is recalling Minivelle (estradiol) transdermal patches because the adhesive may not stick well to the skin.
Noven Pharmaceuticals is recalling Minivelle (estradiol) transdermal systems because the adhesive may not meet specifications, causing patches to stick poorly to the skin.