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Food & drug recall · FDAMarch 28, 2024Highest risk

AvKARE — Atovaquone Oral Suspension USP, 750 mg per 5 mL sachets, 20 Units x 5 mL cartons, Rx Only

Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.

What’s wrong

Microbial contamination of a non-sterile product: potential Bacillus cereus contamination.

The Recall Registry rates this highest riskFDA Class I: reasonable probability of serious harm or death.

What to do

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: AvKARE

The product

Atovaquone Oral Suspension USP, 750 mg per 5 mL sachets, 20 Units x 5 mL cartons, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 50268-086-12.

Details

Units affected
153 cartons
Recall date
March 28, 2024
Brand
AvKARE
Model, lot or SKU numbers
Lot: AW0221A Exp. 08/30/2025
Where it was distributed

US Nationwide

The official notice

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: AvKARE — Atovaquone Oral Suspension USP, 750 mg per 5 mL sachets, 20 Units x 5 mL cartons, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 50268-086-12.

Read it on FDA

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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