Reported Jun 19, 2019 · Terminated

Biscolax Laxative (Bisacodyl, USP 10 mg), a) 12 suppositories per carton, NDC: 0904-5058-12, b) 100 suppositories per…

Torrent Pharma 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: Torrent Pharma Inc · 2091 Hartel Ave · Levittown, PA · 19057-4506

Is this the product you have?

    • Biscolax Laxative (Bisacodyl
    • USP 10 mg)
    • a) 12 suppositories per carton
  • NDC
    • 0904-5058-12
    • b) 100 suppositories per carton
  • NDC
    • 0904-5058-60
    • Distributed by Major Pharmaceuticals Inc
    • Livonia MI 48152
Lot codes and dates
  • 69 of 69 codes

    • Lot #s: a) 17E004
    • 17E033
    • Exp. 05/2019
    • 17F019
    • Exp. 06/2019
    • 17G017
    • Exp. 07/2019
    • 17K009
    • 17K030
    • Exp. 10/2019
    • 17M006
    • 17M028
    • Exp. 12/2019
    • 18A029
    • Exp. 01/2020
    • 18C037
    • Exp. 03/2020
    • 18E002
    • Exp. 05/2020
    • 18F003
    • 18F013
    • Exp. 06/2020
    • 18G002
    • 18G016
    • Exp. 07/2020
    • 18H031
    • Exp. 08/2020
    • 18J004
    • 09/2020
    • 18L008
    • 18L012
    • Exp. 11/2020
    • 19A008
    • Exp. 01/2021. b) 17E005
    • 17E027
    • Exp. 05/2019
    • 17K025
    • Exp. 10/2019
    • 17M006
    • Exp. 12/2019
    • 18A014
    • Exp. 01/2020
    • 18B039
    • Exp. 02/2020
    • 18C037
    • Exp. 03/2020
    • 18D033
    • Exp. 04/2020
    • 18E025
    • Exp. 05/2020
    • 18F013
    • 18F018
    • Exp. 06/2020
    • 18G003
    • Exp. 07/2020
    • 18H012
    • 18H014
    • Exp. 08/2020
    • 18J026
    • Exp. 09/2020
Amount recalled
391,404 cartons

This recall covers 41 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 40 are below.

28 more are in the archive.

Why it was recalled

cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).

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 Oct 6, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 8:05 PM UTC

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