Reported Jul 24, 2013 · Terminated

Medroxyprogesterone acetate, micronized (EP, USP) active pharmaceutical ingredient, Rx only, packaged in 6.0 kg drums…

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. · 36 Columbia Rd · Morristown, NJ · 07960-4526

Is this the product you have?

  • Medroxyprogesterone acetate, micronized (EP, USP) active pharmaceutical ingredient, Rx only, packaged in 6.0 kg drums (labeled as 6,000 kg), Bayer Schering Pharma AG, D-13342 Berlin
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot 87100040
Amount recalled
194.62 kg

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Failed Stability Specifications: Out of specification results for particle size were obtained at the 60 month test point.

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 Feb 10, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:32 PM UTC

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