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Famciclovir Tablets, 500 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Camber Pharmaceuticals. Inc. Piscataway, NJ 08854 By: HETERO, H...

Category
Units Affected
8,436
Recall Date
December 22, 2017
Issuing Agency
Hazard
Other

FDA Recall Notice

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-D-0415-2018.

Temperature Abuse: Complaints of tablets being wet and stuck together with tablet coating peeled and disintegrated as a result of prolonged exposure to high temp during distribution.

Corrective Action (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-D-0415-2018.

Recall terminated by FDA.

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  1. Do not stop, change, or discard your prescription on your own.
  2. Call your doctor or pharmacist and ask whether this FDA notice applies to your prescription (have the brand name, dosage, and lot number ready if you can find them).
  3. Follow your clinician's guidance on whether to continue, switch, or return the product.
  4. If you have experienced a reaction, seek medical care and report it to the FDA via MedWatch.
  5. For the official FDA notice, visit the FDA recalls page.

Consumer Contact (per FDA)

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — official FDA notice for recall FDA-D-0415-2018.

Hetero Labs Limited Unit V

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Hetero Labs Limited Unit V Recall FAQ

Hetero Labs Limited Unit V is the subject of an oral drugs safety report: Famciclovir Tablets, 500 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Camber Pharmaceuticals. Inc. Piscataway, NJ 08854 By: HETERO, H.... The notice was published on December 22, 2017 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 8,436 units are potentially affected.