FDA Recalls Melatonin Tablets Due to Potential Label Mixup
Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling 3 mg Melatonin tablets because they may be mislabeled as other medications like Docusate Sodium or Pioglitazone.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II and involves a labeling error (label mixup) without reported illnesses or injuries, fitting the criteria for moderate severity.
Plain-English summary
Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling 718 tablets of MELATONIN Tablet, 3 mg (NDC 51991001406) due to a labeling error. The recall is necessary because the melatonin tablets may be potentially mislabeled as other drugs, including Docusate Sodium Capsule, 250 mg, Pioglitazone Tablet, 15 mg, or Coenzyme Q-10 Capsule, 100 mg.
The repacked drugs were distributed in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. The affected product includes specific pedigree codes and expiration dates ranging from April 30, 2014, to July 1, 2014.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact their pharmacist or the recalling firm for instructions on how to return the medication.
The recalled product
- Product
- MELATONIN Tablet, 3 mg, Over The Counter, Distributed by: AidaPak Service, LLC, NDC 51991001406
- Manufacturer
- Aidapak Services, LLC
- Category
- Drug — Over-the-Counter
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 718
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 (14)
- MELATONIN
- Tablet
- 3 mg has the following codes Pedigree: AD25452_16
- EXP: 5/3/2014
- Pedigree: AD28322_7
- EXP: 5/6/2014
- Pedigree: AD70655_14
- EXP: 5/28/2014
- Pedigree: W003999
- EXP: 7/1/2014
- Pedigree: AD32325_7
- EXP: 5/9/2014
- Pedigree: AD68019_7
- EXP: 5/28/2014.
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 273 recalled by Aidapak Services, LLC 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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