The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Drugs)·D-822-2014·Announced 2014-01-29

Venlafaxine HCL Tablets Recalled for Potential Labeling Errors

Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling Venlafaxine HCL 25 mg tablets because they may have been mislabeled as other prescription drugs.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a prescription drug labeling error where the medication could be mistaken for other drugs with different dosages and therapeutic profiles, posing a risk of harm if the wrong medication is administered, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Aidapak Services, LLC is recalling Venlafaxine HCL, Tablet, 25 mg (NDC 00093019901) due to a labeling error. The recalled tablets may have been mislabeled as sitagliptin phosphate 50 mg, levothyroxine sodium 112 mcg, or lithium carbonate ER 450 mg.

The repacked drugs were distributed in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Washington. The specific pedigree codes and expiration dates for the affected Venlafaxine HCL tablets are W002825 (EXP: 12/31/2013), W003860 (EXP: 6/27/2014), and AD62796_4 (EXP: 5/22/2014).

Patients and healthcare providers should check their medication labels and contact their pharmacist or physician if they have received Venlafaxine HCL 25 mg tablets that may be mislabeled as one of the other listed drugs.

The recalled product

Product
VENLAFAXINE HCL, Tablet, 25 mg, Rx only, Distributed by: AidaPak Service, LLC, NDC 00093019901.
Affected units
300

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 (8)

  • VENLAFAXINE HCL
  • Tablet
  • 25 mg has the following codes: Pedigree: W002825
  • EXP: 12/31/2013
  • Pedigree: W003860
  • EXP: 6/27/2014
  • Pedigree: AD62796_4
  • EXP: 5/22/2014.

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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