Reported Nov 13, 2019 · Terminated

Sankaijo BOTANICAL LAXATIVE (docusate sodium 8.33 mg and sennosides 1.36 mg) tablets, 150-count bottles, Manufactured…

Sato Pharmaceutical Inc.

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: Sato Pharmaceutical Inc. · 20695 S Western Ave Ste 240 · Torrance, CA · 90501-1834

Is this the product you have?

  • Sankaijo BOTANICAL LAXATIVE (docusate sodium 8.33 mg and sennosides 1.36 mg) tablets, 150-count bottles, Manufactured by SATO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., 1-5-27 Motoakasaka Minato-KU Tokyo, Japan; SATO PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., 20695 S. Western Ave., Suite 240, Torrance, CA 90501; NDC 49873-404-01.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot #: TXWT, Exp 01/20; TXTS, Exp 10/20; AXWS, Exp 10/21
Amount recalled
17,284 bottles

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Subpotent Drug: Formulated amount of sennosides component is less than labelled claim.

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

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 18, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 8:00 PM UTC

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