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Do not stop taking this without speaking to your pharmacist or doctor.
Failed Tablet/Capsule specifications: Red dots inside capsule and melted capsule caused by oxidized Icosapent ethyl, the active ingredient.
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: Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc
Icosapent Ethyl Capsules, 1 gram, 120 Capsules per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Softgel Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., India; Distributed by: Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., Pennington, NJ 08534. NDC: 70710-1592-7
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: “Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc — Icosapent Ethyl Capsules, 1 gram, 120 Capsules per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Softgel Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., India; Distributed by: Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., Pennington, NJ 08534. NDC: 70710-1”
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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