Alkano Chemicals Recalls Thyroid Powder Due to Inconsistent Active Ingredient Levels
Alkano Chemicals, Inc. is recalling 8 kg of Thyroid Powder, Lot # 170501, due to inconsistent levels of active ingredients levothyroxine and liothyronine.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Drugs): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a pharmaceutical product with inconsistent active ingredient levels, which poses a risk of harm (under- or over-dosing) even though no specific injuries or illnesses are reported in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Alkano Chemicals, Inc. is recalling 8 kg of Thyroid Powder, Lot # 170501. The product is packaged in 4.5 kg foil bags, with 5x1 kg foil bags packed in a 25 Kg Fiber Drum. The recall was initiated after the supplier reported that the thyroid powder has inconsistent levels of the active ingredients levothyroxine and liothyronine.
The affected product was distributed to two compounding firms in Minnesota. The recall is classified as Class II by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Consumers and healthcare professionals who have this specific lot of Thyroid Powder should stop using it and contact their supplier or the recalling firm for instructions on return or disposal.
The recalled product
- Product
- Thyroid powder, 4.5 kg foil bag, 5x1 kg foil bags packed in 25 Kg Fiber Drum, Thyroid Powder 25kg/drum, US Pharmacopoeia, Sichuan Friendly Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, Production Address: No. 680, Hongpai Road, Dongxing District, Neijiang City Sichuan, China Tel:+886 832…
- Manufacturer
- Alkano Chemicals, Inc
- Category
- Drug — Pharmaceutical Ingredient
- Affected units
- 8
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Lot # 170501
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
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