The Recall Desk
SevereFDA (Drugs)·D-798-2014·Announced 2014-01-29

Dexamethasone tablets recalled due to potential mislabeling as venlafaxine

Aidapak Services is recalling dexamethasone tablets that may have been mislabeled as venlafaxine capsules.

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 agency classified this as an FDA Class II recall. Per the rubric, FDA Class II recalls are assigned a severity score of 4 (Severe), particularly when involving potential medication errors that could lead to significant injury.

Plain-English summary

Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling Dexamethasone, Tablet, 1 mg (NDC 00054418125) because the product may have been mislabeled as Venlafaxine HCL ER, Capsule, 150 mg (NDC 00093738656). The recall is limited to repacked drugs with pedigree AD37088_1 and an expiration date of 5/9/2014.

The affected products were distributed in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. This labeling error could result in patients receiving the wrong medication, which poses a risk of adverse health effects or treatment failure.

Healthcare providers and patients should check their inventory and prescriptions for the specific NDC and pedigree listed above. If the product is found, it should be returned to the distributor or the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
DEXAMETHASONE, Tablet, 1 mg, Rx only, Distributed by Aidapack Service, LLC, NDC 00054418125.
Affected units
100

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 (4)

  • DEXAMETHASONE
  • Tablet
  • 1 mg has the following codes: Pedigree: AD37088_1
  • EXP: 5/9/2014.

Distribution

Distributed in 4 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 265 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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