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SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-1053-2020·Announced 2020-04-01

Thrive Pharmacy Recalls Subpotent Buprenorphine Troches in Florida

Thrive Pharmacy is recalling 403 buprenorphine troches in Florida because they contain less active ingredient than labeled.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states the agency classification is Class II. According to the rubric, an FDA Class II recall must not be scored below 4 (Severe).

Plain-English summary

Thrive Pharmacy, located in Jacksonville, Florida, is voluntarily recalling 403 units of Buprenorphine Watermelon 8 mg Troches. The recall was initiated on March 10, 2020, and the product was distributed in Florida. The specific lot affected is 191203F, with an expiration date of 05/31/2020.

The reason for the recall is that the product is subpotent, meaning it contains less of the active drug ingredient than stated on the label. The FDA classified this recall as Class II, which indicates that use of, or exposure to, the violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact Thrive Pharmacy for instructions on how to return or dispose of the medication. The recall status is currently terminated.

The recalled product

Product
Buprenorphine Watermelon 8 mg Troche, supplied in plastic troche molds with cardboard outer sleeve, Thrive Pharmacy 2863 St Johns Bluff RD. South # 135 Jacksonville, Florida
Affected units
403

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: 191203F Exp. 05/31/2020

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by Matthew 7:25 Inc dba Thrive Pharmacy under a single FDA (Drugs) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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Same manufacturer · Matthew 7:25 Inc dba Thrive Pharmacy

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