Reported May 8, 2013 · Terminated

Jevantique (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol) tablets; 1.0 mg/5.0 mcg, 90 count bottle (NDC# 52544-237-19),…

Warner Chilcott Company LLC

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: Warner Chilcott Company LLC · Road 195, Km 1.1 · Fajardo, PR · 00738

Is this the product you have?

  • Jevantique (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol) tablets; 1.0 mg/5.0 mcg, 90 count bottle (NDC# 52544-237-19), Rx only, Manufactured by Warner Chilcott Company, LLC, Fajardo, PR 00738, Distributed by Watson Pharma, Inc. Corona, CA 92880.
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot # 507694A
    • exp 02/13 Lot # 510041C
    • exp 05/13
Amount recalled
17,136 bottles

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Chemical contamination: Firm's inspection discovered the presence of 2-phenylphenol in the product due to migration from the cardboard cartons in which the product is packaged.

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 Jun 9, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:33 PM UTC

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