Reported Oct 31, 2012 · Terminated

Necon 1/35-28 (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets USP, 1 mg/35 mcg, inert tablets, 28-count tablets per…

Watson Laboratories Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Watson Laboratories Inc · 311 Bonnie Cir · Corona, CA · 92880-2882

Is this the product you have?

  • Necon 1/35-28 (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets USP, 1 mg/35 mcg, inert tablets, 28-count tablets per dispenser packaged in 6 Tablet Dispensers per carton, Rx only
  • Manufactured byWatson Pharma, Inc., A subsidiary of Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Corona, CA 92880 USA; NDC 52544-552-28
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: 514743AB
    • Exp 09/30/13
Amount recalled
6,466 cartons

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Cross Contamination With Other Products: The firm recalled Zovia, Lutera, Necon, and Zenchent, because certain lots could potentially be contaminated with trace amounts of Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Nov 21, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:49 PM UTC

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