Reported Dec 4, 2013 · Terminated

Loratadine, USP 10 mg, Antihistamine, packaged in blister packs. All manufactured by Novartis Consumer Health, Inc,…

Novartis Consumer Health

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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: Novartis Consumer Health · 10401 Hwy 6 · Lincoln, NE · 68517-9626

Is this the product you have?

7 of 7 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / number	Barcodes	Product as published
—	`300676122304`	DOLLAR GENERAL LABEL: DG Health Allergy Relief, Loratadine, USP 10 mg, Antihistamine, packaged in 60 tablet blister packs (UPC code: 300436122) and 30 tablet blister packs (UPC code: 300676122304). Distributed by Dolgencorp, LLC, Goodlettsville, TN.
—	`032251004292`	FAMILY DOLLAR LABEL: Family Wellness Allergy Relief, Loratadine, USP 10 mg, Antihistamine, packaged in 30 tablet blister packs (UPC code: 032251004292). Distributed by Family Dollar Services, Inc, Matthews, NC.
—	`400910131502`	FAMILY DOLLAR LABEL Family Dollar Allergy Relief, Loratadine, USP 10 mg, Antihistamine, packaged in 30 tablet blister packs (UPC code: 400910131502). Manufactured by Novartis Consumer Health, Inc, Lincoln, NE and Distributed by Family Dollar Services, Inc, Charlotte, NC.
`300676255736`	`300670675103300670668150300670675301300670675400300670675004300670675127`	TARGET LABEL: Allergy Relief Medication, loratadine, 10 mg/antihistamine, packaged in 10 tablet (UPC 300670675103), 15 tablet (UPC 300670668150), 30 tablet (UPC 300670675301), 40 tablet (UPC 300670675400), and 60 tablet (UPC 300670675004) blister packs. It is also packaged in 120 tablet (UPC 300670675127) and 180 tablet ( ) bottles. Dist. by Target Corporation, Minneapolis, MN.
`300670674304`	`300670674106`	PRIVATE LABEL: Loratadine 10mg, Antihistamine, packaged in 10 tablet (UPC 300670674106) and 30 tablet ( ) blister packs. Manufactured and Distributed by: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Lincoln, NE.
`681131739283`	`681131739276`	WALMART LABEL, Equate, Allergy Relief, Loratadine Tablets, 10 mg, Antihistamine, packaged in 10 tablet (UPC 681131739276) and 30 tablet ( ) blister packs. Distributed by: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR.
`050428160282`	`050428068595050428046784050428065747050428579350050428046791050428065822`	CVS LABEL: CVS Pharmacy, Allergy Relief, Loratadine 10mg/Antihistamine, packaged in 5 tablet (UPC 050428068595), 10 tablet (UPC 050428046784), 20 tablet (UPC 050428065747) (UPC 050428579350), and 30 tablet (UPC 050428046791) blister packs. Also packaged in 120 tablet (UPC 050428065822) and 365 tablet ( ) plastic bottles. Manufactured by: Novartis Consumer Health, Inc., Lincoln, NE, for: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., Woonsocket, RI.

Lot codes and dates: 1) DG Health
Allergy Relief 60 tablet packages
Lot 10114571
exp 4/14 and Lot 10114573
exp 5/14. 30
tablet packages lot and exp date
10098129
9/13
10099649
10/13
10101302
11/13
10103516
12/13
10103517
12/13
10106238
1/14
10109436
2/14
10111296
3/14
10112222
3/14 and 10114573
5/14. 2) DG Health
Allergy Relief Lot number and exp date
10122379
8/14. 3) Family Dollar
Allergy Relief Lot number and exp date
10098127
9/13
10098129
9/13
10099649
10/13
10099650
10/13
10101299
11/13
10101303
11/13
10103517
12/13
10106236
1/14
10106237
1/14
10107030
2/14
10109434
2/14
10109436
2/14
10109438
2/14
10109861
3/14
10109863
2/14
10112223
3/14
10116503
5/14
10116506
6/14 and 10118377
7/14. 4) Target
Allergy Relief Lot number and exp date10
ct blister pack
10098127
9/13
10103516
12/13
10106238
1/14
10109863
2/14
10111298
3/14
10111300
3/14
10118377
7/14
10122382
10/14 and 10126772
11/14. 15
ct blister pack
10101299
11/13
10109434
exp 2/14 and 10103515
12/13. 30
ct blister pack
10098127
9/13
10099646
9/13
10099648
10/13
10101298
11/13
10101303
11/13
10106234
12/13
10106235
12/13
10106237
1/14
10107028
1/14
10109437
2/14
10109864
2/14
10112221
3/14
10114570
4/14
10114571
4/14
10114572
4/14
10116505
5/14
10118374
6/14
10122380
9/14
10122382
10/14 and 10126771
10/14. 5)
PRIVATE LABEL Lot number and exp date10
ct blister pack
10099646
9/13
10099649
10/13
10099650
10/13
10101298
11/13
10103516
12/13
10103517
12/13
10106238
1/14
10109434
2/14
10109863
2/14
10112221
3/14
10112223
3/14
10118377
7/14 and 10122381
9/14. 30
ct blister pack
10098127
9/13
10099646
9/13
10099648
10/13
10099649
10/13
10099650
10/13
10101298
11/13
10103516
12/13
10106235
12/13
10107030
2/14
10109436
2/14
10109864
2/14
10111297
3/14
10112221
3/14
10114569
4/14
10114570
4/14
10114571
4/14
10116503
5/14
10116504
5/14
10116505
5/14
10118376
7/14
10118377
7/14
10118378
7/14
10122379
8/14
10122382
10/14 and 10126770
10/14. 6) WALMART BRAND
Equate
Allergy Relief
Loratadine Lot code and Exp date
73 of 73 codes
10 ct blister packs 10098127
9/13
10099648
10/2013
10099649
10/13
10101298
11/13
10101303
11/13
10103516
12/13
10106234
12/13
10106238
1/14
10107028
1/14
10109436
2/14
10109437
2/14
10109863
2/14
10109864
2/14
10111297
3/14 and 10111298
3/14. 30 ct blister pack 10098127
9/13
10099647
9/13
10099650
10/13
10101299
11/13
10103513
11/13
10103517
12/13
10106235
12/13
10107029
1/14
10107031
2/14
10109434
2/14
10109437
2/14
10109862
2/14
10111297
3/14
10111299
3/14
10111300
3/14
10112220
3/14
Allergy Relief Lot Code and Exp date
5 ct blister pack 10101298
11/13
10106235
12/13
10109434
2/14
10109864
2/14
10112224
4/14
10114572
4/14
10116504
5/14 and 10118374
6/14. 10
ct blister packs
10099646
9/13
10103516
12/13
10106238
1/14
10109434
2/14
10109863
2/14
10112221
3/14 and 10118374
6/14. 20
ct blister packs
10099646
9/13
10099649
10/13
10103516
12/13
10106238
1/14
10107030
2/14 and 10111297
3/14. 10 + 10
ct blister pack
10106234
12/13. 30
ct blister packs
10098127
9/13
10099646
9/13
10101298
11/13
10101302
11/13
10103517
12/13
10106235
12/13
10107028
1/14
10107031
2/14
10109864
2/14
10114573
5/14 and 10118374
6/14. 120
ct bottles
10107028
1/14 and 10109861
2/14. 365
ct bottles
10099647
9/13
10101297
10/13
10103515
12/13
10109860
2/14
10114569
4/14
10116505
5/14 and 10122378
8/14
Amount recalled: 11,846,608 blister packs

Where it was sold

Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: The products are being recalled due to chipped and broken tablets.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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