The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIIOur severity:LowFDA (Drugs)·D-1544-2014·Announced 2014-08-27

Triveen PRx RNF Capsules Recalled for Incorrect Vitamin B12 Labeling

Trigen Laboratories is recalling Triveen PRx RNF Capsules because the label lists Vitamin B12, which is not in the formulation.

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 by definition is unlikely to cause adverse health consequences, and the issue is a minor labeling error regarding an ingredient not present in the formulation.

Plain-English summary

Trigen Laboratories, Inc. is recalling 142,732 bottles of Triveen PRx RNF Capsules, 30-count bottles, Rx only. The product is distributed nationwide. The recall involves specific lot numbers with expiration dates ranging from March 2015 to October 2015.

The recall was initiated due to a labeling error. The Supplement Facts panel on the label indicates that the product contains 12 micrograms of Vitamin B12. However, the actual formulation of the product does not contain Vitamin B12.

This is an FDA Class III recall, which indicates that the product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. Consumers and healthcare providers should stop using the affected product and return it to the pharmacy or point of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Triveen - PRx RNF Capsules, 30-count bottles, Rx only; Manufactured for: Trigen Laboratories, Inc., Sayreville, NJ 08872, NDC 13811-558-30, UPC 3 13811 55830 2.
Affected units
142,732

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 (12)

  • Lot #: 505024006
  • 505024007
  • Exp 03/15
  • 505024008
  • 505024009
  • Exp 06/15
  • 505024010
  • Exp 08/15
  • 505024011
  • Exp 09/15
  • and 505024012
  • Exp 10/15

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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