The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIIOur severity:LowFDA (Drugs)·D-144-2013·Announced 2013-02-13

Stat Rx USA Recalls Methocarbamol Tablets Due to Incorrect Expiration Date

Stat Rx USA is recalling 3 bottles of Methocarbamol 750 mg tablets distributed in Pennsylvania because they were labeled with an incorrect expiration date.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class III

Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

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 1/5 (Low).

Cosmetic or documentation issue. No expected health impact, but the manufacturer is correcting the affected products.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class III, which is defined as unlikely to cause adverse health consequences. The issue is a minor labeling error regarding the expiration date.

Plain-English summary

Stat Rx USA is recalling 3 bottles of Methocarbamol 750 mg tablets, 90-count, NDC 42549-521-90. The product was manufactured by West-Ward Pharm. Corp. and packaged and distributed by Stat Rx USA.

The recall was initiated due to a labeling error. The bottles were mistakenly labeled with an expiration date of 10/16 instead of the correct date of 01/16. The affected product has the lot code A02568 and was distributed in Pennsylvania.

Consumers who have this product should stop using it and contact their pharmacist or healthcare provider for instructions on how to dispose of or return the medication.

The recalled product

Product
Methocarbamol 750 mg Tablets, 90-count bottle, Mfg by: West-Ward Pharm. Corp., Eatontown, NJ 07724, Packaged and Distributed by: Stat Rx USA, NDC 42549-521-90.
Manufacturer
Stat Rx USA
Affected units
3

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 (2)

  • A02568
  • Exp 01/16

Distribution

Distributed in 1 state:

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