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Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.
Lack of Assurance of Sterility: Quality system deficiencies identified during a routine U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection at the contract manufacturer.
The Recall Registry rates this serious — FDA Class II: temporary or medically reversible health 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: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc
Octreotide Acetate for Injectable Suspension, for gluteal intramuscular use, 30 mg, In Single-Dose kits containing: 8-mL vial of 30 mg strength, a pre-filled syringe containing 2 mL of diluent, one vial adapter, and one sterile 1¿ 19-gauge safety injection needle, Rx only, Manufactured in Greece BY: Pharmathen International S.A, Rodopi, 69300 Greece, Manufactured For: TEVA Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ 07054. NDC Kit Carton: 0480-9262-08; Vial Label: 0480-9260-01; Tray Label: 0480-9262-08; Diluent Label: 0480-9263-21.
Nationwide in the USA
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: “Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc — Octreotide Acetate for Injectable Suspension, for gluteal intramuscular use, 30 mg, In Single-Dose kits containing: 8-mL vial of 30 mg strength, a pre-filled syringe containing 2 mL of diluent, one vial adapt”
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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