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Home › Prescription medicine › AbbVie Inc. — Synthroid, Levothyroxine Sodium…
Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.
Labeling: Wrong Barcode- One (1) of every forty (40) unit dose blister will contain incorrect barcode information that causes a 125mcg unit dose is scanned as 200mcg unit dose.
The Recall Registry rates this labelling issue — FDA Class III: unlikely to cause harm.
Check the lot numbers below against what you have. Do not stop taking a prescription medicine because of a recall without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor first — for many medicines stopping is more harmful than continuing, and they can tell you whether yours is affected and what to do about it.
Who to contact: Recalling firm: AbbVie Inc.
Synthroid, Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets, USP 125mcg (0.125mg), 100-count bottle, Rx Only AbbVie Inc. North Chicago, IL 60064, U.S.A. NDC 0074-7068-11
Distributed in the US. No government or foreign consignees
This recall was issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “AbbVie Inc. — Synthroid, Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets, USP 125mcg (0.125mg), 100-count bottle, Rx Only AbbVie Inc. North Chicago, IL 60064, U.S.A. NDC 0074-7068-11”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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