The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-630-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Aidapak Recalls Citalopram Tablets Due to Potential Label Mixup

Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling 10 mg Citalopram tablets because they may be mislabeled as Oxybutynin Chloride or Coenzyme Q-10.

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 FDA classified this as a Class II recall. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), particularly given the risk of administering the wrong medication.

Plain-English summary

Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling Citalopram Tablet, 10 mg, Rx only, distributed under NDC 57664050788. The recall is due to a labeling mixup where the product may be mislabeled as Oxybutynin Chloride, Tablet, 5 mg, or Coenzyme Q-10, Capsule, 30 mg.

The affected repacked drugs were distributed in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. The recall involves 299 tablets with specific pedigree and expiration codes: Pedigree AD56921_1 (EXP 5/21/2014) and Pedigree W002844 (EXP 6/7/2014). The potential mislabels are associated with NDC 00603497521 (Pedigree AD52778_61, EXP 5/20/2014) and NDC 00904501546 (Pedigree W002814, EXP 6/7/2014).

Consumers and healthcare providers should check their inventory for these specific lot codes and stop using the product if it matches the description. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall, indicating a situation that may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

The recalled product

Product
CITALOPRAM Tablet, 10 mg, Rx only, Distributed by: AidaPak Service, LLC, NDC 57664050788
Affected units
299

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 (6)

  • CITALOPRAM
  • Tablet
  • 10 mg has the following codes Pedigree: AD56921_1
  • EXP: 5/21/2014
  • Pedigree: W002844
  • EXP: 6/7/2014.

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

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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