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MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP

2 recalls in our database name MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP as the manufacturing or recalling firm.

What the numbers show

Total
2
Critical
0
Severe
1
Most recent
2022-04-13

Of the 2 recalls from MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP we have scored against our rubric, 0 (0%) are Critical — deaths or serious injuries reported, or the agency’s own highest classification — and 1 (50%) are Severe.

About this listing

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Severity scores below are computed from the agency’s classification and the recall text, never from manufacturer behaviour or history. Many manufacturers issue routine corrective actions (software updates, labelling corrections) that are correctly scored low — having recalls on this list isn’t inherently a quality signal.

1–2 of 2

  • HighFDA (Drugs)·D-0746-2022·2022-04-13

    Diabetes Drug Janumet Recalled Due to Stainless Steel Contamination

    Merck is recalling 3,600 cartons of Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin HCl) tablets nationwide due to the presence of stainless steel particulates in the tablets.

    Product
    JANUMET — JANUMET (SITAGLIPTIN AND METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE)
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-0093-2022·2021-11-10

    Cubicin daptomycin injection recalled for glass particle contamination

    Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. is recalling Cubicin (daptomycin for injection) 500 mg vials due to the presence of glass particles. The recall affects a single lot distributed nationwide.

    Product
    Cubicin (daptomycin for injection), 500 mg per vial, Single-dose vial, Rx only. Manuf. for: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA. Manuf. by: Baxter Pharmaceuticals LLC., Bloomington, IN 47403, USA, NDC: 67919-011-01
    Category
    Drug
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

About this company

Community-sourced company facts from Wikidata, not from any recall agency. This is background on the corporate entity — it says nothing about the recall(s) listed on this page, which come from the agency source notice above.

Merck Sharp & Dohme

Czech company

Country
Czech Republic
Founded
2008
Parent company
Merck Sharp & Dohme IDEA GmbH

Source: Wikidata (Q58219685), licensed CC0. Wikidata is community-edited and may not reflect the current corporate structure.