The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Drugs)·D-0667-2016·Announced 2016-02-24

APEXXX tablets recalled for containing unapproved sildenafil

Nuway Distributors is recalling APEXXX tablets because they contain sildenafil, an unapproved drug for erectile dysfunction.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Nuway Distributors, LLC is recalling APEXXX tablets, 300 mg, packaged in 1-count blister cards. The product was marketed as a dietary supplement but was found to be tainted with sildenafil, an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction. Because the product contains an unapproved drug, it is considered an unapproved drug rather than a dietary supplement.

The recall involves 100,000 blister cards. All lots are affected. The product was sold exclusively to Ace Distributors, LLC in Orlando, FL, a retail store that sells directly to owners of gas stations, convenience stores, and smoke shops, where it can be further distributed nationwide.

Consumers who have purchased APEXXX tablets should stop using the product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact Nuway Distributors, LLC for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
APEXXX tablets, 300 mg, packaged in 1-count blister cards, Distributed Exclusively by: Nuway Distributors, LLC, Orlando, FL USA; UPC 7 05105 96361 7.
Affected units
100,000

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)

  • All lots

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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