Reported Jan 8, 2014 · Terminated

Cetirizine Hydrochloride Syrup (Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, USP) 1 mg/mL, 120 mL and 480 mL bottles, Rx…

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals

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: Qualitest Pharmaceuticals · 120 Vintage Dr NE · Huntsville, AL · 35811-8216

Is this the product you have?

  • Cetirizine Hydrochloride Syrup (Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, USP) 1 mg/mL, 120 mL and 480 mL bottles, Rx only. Mfg
  • forQualitest Pharmaceuticals, Huntsville, AL 35811. NDC 0603-9063-54 (120 mL), NDC 0603-9063-58 (480 mL)
Lot codes and dates

19 of 19 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1NDC 0603-9063-54 (120 mL): L081K12A, exp. 4/14
2L082K12A, exp. 4/14
3L062M12A, exp. 6/14
4L063M12A, exp. 6/14
5L064M12A, exp. 6/14
6L054A13A, exp. 7/14
7L055A13A, exp. 7/14
8L057A13A, exp. 7/14
9L058A13A, exp. 7/14
10L075B13A, exp. 8/14
11L076B13A, exp 8/14
12L003C13A, exp. 8/14
13L004C13A, exp. 8/14
14and L005C13A, exp. 8/14 NDC 0603-9063-58 (480 mL): L081K12B, exp. 4/14
15L082K12B, exp. 4/14
16L059A13A, exp. 7/14
17L114E13A, exp. 10/14
18L026G13A, exp. 12/14
19and L081J13A, exp. 3/15.
Amount recalled
438,055 bottles

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Failed impurities/degradation specifications; out of specification for the known impurity 4-chlorobenzophenone.

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 Oct 7, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:01 PM UTC

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