Reported Jan 30, 2013 · Terminated

PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 20 mg, packaged in a) 100-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1477-01), b) 500-count tablets…

West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp.

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: West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp. · 465 Industrial Way W · Eatontown, NJ · 07724-2209

Is this the product you have?

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1100-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1477-01)
2500-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1477-05), and
31000-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1477-10), Rx only, Manufactured by: West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp., Eatowntown, NJ 07724.
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: 68581A
    • 68581B
    • 68382A
    • 68382B
    • 68578A
    • 68578B
    • 68579A
    • 68580A
    • 68582A
    • 68582B
    • Exp 01/15
Amount recalled
60,289 bottles

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Presence of Foreign Substance: A complaint was received for black specks identified as stainless steel inclusions and cellulose with trace amounts of aluminum and iron-rich inclusions.

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 May 16, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:17 PM UTC

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