Why it was recalled
cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).
Product description
Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, USP 1 mg/mL, For Oral Use Only, Rx Only, 120 mL bottle, NDC 23155-292-51, Mfd for Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc., Eatontown, NJ 07724.
Lot numbers, UPCs & expiration codes
Lot #s: 17E021; 17E023; 17E040; 17E042, Exp. 05/2019; 17F017, Exp. 06/2019; 17G030; 17G033, Exp. 07/2019; 17H013, Exp. 08/2019; 17J007; 17J024, Exp. 09/2019; 17K003; 17K011, Exp. 10/2019; 17L016; 17L022, Exp. 11/2019; 17M001; 17M021; 17M030, Exp. 12/2019; 18A027; 18A037, Exp. 01/2020; 18B001, Exp. 02/2020; 18C005; 18C006; 18C007, Exp. 03/2020.
Where it was sold
Product was distributed to 9 distributors, direct accounts and relabelers who may have further distributed the product throughout the United States.
What to do if you have this product
- Compare the lot number and expiration date on your package with the codes above.
- Don't stop taking a prescription medicine on your own. Call your pharmacist or doctor; they can confirm whether your supply is affected and arrange a replacement.
- If you have symptoms you think are related, contact your doctor. In an emergency call 911.
- Report side effects to FDA MedWatch at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-1380-2019
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- May 21, 2019
- FDA report date
- Jun 19, 2019
- Quantity
- 1,126,404 bottles
- Recall type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Recalling firm
- Torrent Pharma Inc
Original FDA data
Every field from FDA enforcement report D-1380-2019, exactly as published.
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- City
- Levittown
- State
- PA
- Status
- Terminated
- Country
- United States
- Event ID
- 82889
- Address
- 2091 Hartel Ave
- Code information
- Lot #s: 17E021; 17E023; 17E040; 17E042, Exp. 05/2019; 17F017, Exp. 06/2019; 17G030; 17G033, Exp. 07/2019; 17H013, Exp. 08/2019; 17J007; 17J024, Exp. 09/2019; 17K003; 17K011, Exp. 10/2019; 17L016; 17L022, Exp. 11/2019; 17M001; 17M021; 17M030, Exp. 12/2019; 18A027; 18A037, Exp. 01/2020; 18B001, Exp. 02/2020; 18C005; 18C006; 18C007, Exp. 03/2020.
- Postal code
- 19057-4506
- Report date
- Jun 19, 2019
- Product type
- Drugs
- Recall number
- D-1380-2019
- Classification
- Class II
- Recalling firm
- Torrent Pharma Inc
- Product quantity
- 1,126,404 bottles
- Termination date
- Oct 6, 2020
- Reason for recall
- cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).
- Voluntary / mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Product description
- Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, USP 1 mg/mL, For Oral Use Only, Rx Only, 120 mL bottle, NDC 23155-292-51, Mfd for Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc., Eatontown, NJ 07724.
- Distribution pattern
- Product was distributed to 9 distributors, direct accounts and relabelers who may have further distributed the product throughout the United States.
- Recall initiation date
- May 21, 2019
- Initial firm notification
- Letter
- Center classification date
- Jun 13, 2019