Physicians Total Care Recalls Loratadine Tablets Due to Chipped or Broken Pieces
Physicians Total Care is recalling specific lots of Loratadine 24 HR-OTC 10 mg tablets because they may contain chipped or broken pieces.
What this means for you
Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class III recall, which the rubric defines as typically resulting in a score of 1 or 2 because it is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences.
Plain-English summary
Physicians Total Care, Inc. is recalling specific lots of Loratadine 24 HR-OTC, 10 mg, 30-count bottles. The product is manufactured by Novartis Consumer Health and distributed by Physicians Total Care. The recall involves 7,740 pills distributed nationwide.
The recall was initiated because the affected lot numbers may contain chipped or broken tablets. This is a Class III recall, which the FDA classifies as a situation where use of the product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
Consumers who have these specific lot numbers should stop using the product and contact their pharmacist or the recalling firm for instructions on how to return the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Loratadine 24 HR-OTC,10 mg, 30-count bottle, Manufactured by Novartis Consumer Health, Parsippany, NJ 07054, Distributed by Physicians Total Care, Tulsa OK 74146, NDC 54868-5268-00
- Manufacturer
- Physicians Total Care, Inc.
- Category
- Drug — Antihistamine
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 7,740
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 (20)
- Lot #: 68GA
- 68WE
- 6A9W
- 6AIT
- 6ALI
- 6936
- Exp. 09/13 Lot #: 6BYA
- 6CVI
- 6FVX
- 6CVH
- 6D1W
- 6DSH
- 6E2V
- 6E9W
- Exp. 10/13 Lot #: 6HO2
- 6I1F
- Exp. 11/13 Lot #: 6IG5
- 6ILV
- 6HCE
- 6I7B
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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