Reported Dec 18, 2013 · Terminated
Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan Tablets) 5/160 mg, Rx only 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample - Not For Sale.…
Novartis Pharmaceuticals 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: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. · 25 Old Mill Rd · Suffern, NY · 10901-4106
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- Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan Tablets) 5/160 mg, Rx only 7 tablets per bottle, Physician Sample - Not For Sale
- Manufactured byNovartis Pharma Stein AG Stein, Switzerland
- Distributed byNovartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. East Hanover, New Jersey 07936 - NDC # 0078-9488-07
- Lot codes and dates
9 of 9 products
Products covered by this recall Model / number Product as published 709999& 725275 — Lot Number: F0048A, Exp 08/31/2013 — F0056A, Exp 10/31/2013 — F0084, F0085, Exp 01/31/2014 — F0059A, F0088, Exp 02/28/2014 — F0086, F0087, Exp 03/31/2014 — F0061A, F0063W1, Exp 05/31/2014 — F0070A, Exp 09/30/2014 — F0082A, Exp 02/28/2015 - Amount recalled
- 1,492,475 bottles
This recall covers 15 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 14 are below.
2 more are in the archive.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
- PR
Why it was recalled
Chemical Contamination: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation has recalled physician sample bottles of Diovan, Exforge, Exforge HCT,Lescol XL, Stalevo, Tekturna and Tekturna HCT Tablets due to contamination with Darocur 1173 a photocuring agent used in inks on shrink-wrap sleeves.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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