Reported Apr 30, 2014 · Terminated

Nicotine polacrilex lozenge, 2 mg, Cherry Flavor, 72 count vials, 81 count vials, and 108 count vials. OTC. Labeled a.…

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare; dba-GlaxoSmithKline

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: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare; dba-GlaxoSmithKline · 65 Windham Blvd · Aiken, SC · 29805-9384

Is this the product you have?

  • Nicotine polacrilex lozenge, 2 mg, Cherry Flavor, 72 count vials, 81 count vials, and 108 count vials. OTC. Labeled a. Nicorette
  • Distributed ByGlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, L.P., Moon Township, PA 15108. Made in Switzerland. 72
  • Count NDC
    • 0135-0512-01
    • 81
  • Count NDC
    • 0135-0512-02
    • 108
  • Count NDC0135-0512-03 b. Nicotine Lozenge Kroger
  • Distributed byThe Kroger Company, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, 72
  • Count NDC30142-663-01, and c. Nicotine Walgreens
  • Distributed byWalgreen Co., 200 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015. 72
  • Count NDC0363-0446-01
Lot codes and dates

5 of 5 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1Lot #13468 (exp 4/14), 13618 (exp 6/14) & 14105 (exp 2/15); 81 Ct- Vial
2Lot #13815 (exp 10/14), 13864 (exp 11/14) & 13941 (exp 12/14); 108 Ct- Vial
3Lot # 13574 (exp 7/14). Labeled B) 72 Ct Vial
4Lot #13573 (exp 6/14) & 14257 (exp 7/15). Labeled C) 72 Ct Vial
5Lot # 13875 (exp 5/14), 13642 (exp 7/14), 13770 (exp 8/14) & 13875 (exp 11/14).
Amount recalled
109,848 72 Ct Vials, 61,332 81 Ct Vials, 16,218 108 Ct Vials

This recall covers 10 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 9 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Failed Lozenge Specifications; Lozenges are overly thick, overly soft, and sub and superpotent.

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 Jan 20, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:34 PM UTC

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