The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-735-2014·Announced 2014-01-22

Hyoscyamine Sulfate Tablets Recalled for Potential Label Mixup

Aidapak Services is recalling Hyoscyamine Sulfate tablets because they may be mislabeled as Azathioprine or Cholecalciferol.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Drugs): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the rubric specifies that FDA Class II recalls with potential for significant harm (such as mislabeling a prescription drug as a different medication) fall under the Severe category.

Plain-English summary

Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling Hyoscyamine Sulfate SL Tablets, 0.125 mg, NDC 76439030910. The recall is due to a labeling mixup where these tablets may be potentially mislabeled as azaTHIOprine, Tablet, 50 mg, or CHOLECALCIFEROL, Tablet, 1000 units.

The affected repacked drugs were distributed in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. The specific lots involved include Pedigree AD54501_1 with an expiration date of 5/21/2014, and Pedigree W003438 with an expiration date of 6/20/2014.

Consumers and healthcare providers should check their inventory for these specific NDCs and pedigree codes. If the product is found, it should be returned to the distributor or disposed of according to local regulations to prevent accidental administration of the wrong medication.

The recalled product

Product
HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE SL Tablet, 0.125 mg, Rx only, Distributed by: AidaPak Service, LLC, NDC 76439030910
Affected units
200

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)

  • HYOSCYAMINE SULFATE SL
  • Tablet
  • 0.125 mg has the following codes Pedigree: AD54501_1
  • EXP: 5/21/2014
  • Pedigree: W003438
  • EXP: 6/20/2014.

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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