Sociology > Depression > Clorazepate (Tranxene) and Lithium in Able Laboratories Recalled Drugs List
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27 May 2005 08:45:34 PM |
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Clorazepate (Tranxene) and Lithium in Able Laboratories Recalled Drugs List |
FDA Advises Consumers about Recalled Drugs from Able Laboratories
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking action to ensure that
the public is fully aware that Able Laboratories of Cranbury, NJ, is
conducting a nationwide recall of all of its manufactured drugs (mostly
generic prescription drugs, including drugs containing acetaminophen)
because of serious concerns that they were not produced according to
quality assurance standards. Able Laboratories has ceased all current
production.
"The FDA continues to evaluate the situation at Able Laboratories to
determine the safety and quality of their products and will update the
public on our findings as necessary," said Margaret O'K. Glavin,
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs. "In the meantime, the
Agency recommends that people who have been taking drugs produced by
this firm speak with their health care provider or pharmacist to obtain
a replacement drug product. Consumers should continue taking the
medication until they have spoken with their health care provider. In
many cases the risk of suddenly stopping needed medication before
getting replacement drugs may outweigh the risk of continuing to use the
recalled products."
The list provides the names of the recalled drugs and their imprint
codes. Imprints are marks (usually letters and numbers) found on the
surfaces of drugs. If you have one of the drugs listed below with one of
the corresponding imprint codes, your drug is covered by the Able
Laboratories recall.
Liquid products that are being recalled can be identified by the lot
numbers printed on their packaging.
It is important to note that this recall only applies to the drugs
produced by Able Laboratories - and not to the same drugs produced by
other manufacturers.
Psychotropic drugs on recall list:
Generic Name Size Imprint Imprint
Side 1 Side 2
Clorazepate Dipotassium 3.75mg TAB 100 AL
Clorazepate Dipotassium 3.75mg TAB 500 AL
Clorazepate Dipotassium 7.5mg TAB 100 AM
Clorazepate Dipotassium 7.5mg TAB 500 AM
Clorazepate Dipotassium 15mg TAB 100 AN
Lithium Carbonate 150mg CAP 100 A 355
Lithium Carbonate 150mg CAP 500 A 355
Lithium Carbonate 300mg CAP 100 A 270
Lithium Carbonate 300mg CAP 1000 A 270
Lithium Carbonate ER 300mg TAB 100 A 283
Lithium Carbonate 600mg CAP 100 A 356
Full FDA recalled drug list:
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2005/NEW01182.html
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| User: "Franz Bestuchev" |
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| Title: Re: Clorazepate (Tranxene) and Lithium in Able Laboratories Recalled Drugs List |
27 May 2005 11:17:44 PM |
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I found one of the drugs I take is made by able. I looked into it, this is a
*huge* recall. Everything that able makes is being recalled. The CEO turned
into a "consultant" the day after the recall. Lawsuits are already pending
because it appears that able may have sacrificed production integrity for
good numbers on the SEC filings.
They were also busted just a couple of months ago and had to recall several
specific drugs. So this isn't a new screwup, mgmt never fixed anything on
that...they just wrote off those costs.
Now 200 people at a firm that employed around 400 are out of work and "bad"
drugs are all over the place.
Now, if the FDA would issue something informative about *why* they're being
recalled. What exactly went down that means ALL this has to be scrapped and
the company shut down (probably for good, they just fired everybody in
production).
"Tom" <tom349825672345678@4ax.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:861ff41b61be02cb2ccd044ce32a3ce6@4ax.com...
FDA Advises Consumers about Recalled Drugs from Able Laboratories
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking action to ensure that
the public is fully aware that Able Laboratories of Cranbury, NJ, is
conducting a nationwide recall of all of its manufactured drugs (mostly
generic prescription drugs, including drugs containing acetaminophen)
because of serious concerns that they were not produced according to
quality assurance standards. Able Laboratories has ceased all current
production.
"The FDA continues to evaluate the situation at Able Laboratories to
determine the safety and quality of their products and will update the
public on our findings as necessary," said Margaret O'K. Glavin,
Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs. "In the meantime, the
Agency recommends that people who have been taking drugs produced by
this firm speak with their health care provider or pharmacist to obtain
a replacement drug product. Consumers should continue taking the
medication until they have spoken with their health care provider. In
many cases the risk of suddenly stopping needed medication before
getting replacement drugs may outweigh the risk of continuing to use the
recalled products."
The list provides the names of the recalled drugs and their imprint
codes. Imprints are marks (usually letters and numbers) found on the
surfaces of drugs. If you have one of the drugs listed below with one of
the corresponding imprint codes, your drug is covered by the Able
Laboratories recall.
Liquid products that are being recalled can be identified by the lot
numbers printed on their packaging.
It is important to note that this recall only applies to the drugs
produced by Able Laboratories - and not to the same drugs produced by
other manufacturers.
Psychotropic drugs on recall list:
Generic Name Size Imprint
Imprint
Side 1 Side 2
Clorazepate Dipotassium 3.75mg TAB 100 AL
Clorazepate Dipotassium 3.75mg TAB 500 AL
Clorazepate Dipotassium 7.5mg TAB 100 AM
Clorazepate Dipotassium 7.5mg TAB 500 AM
Clorazepate Dipotassium 15mg TAB 100 AN
Lithium Carbonate 150mg CAP 100 A 355
Lithium Carbonate 150mg CAP 500 A 355
Lithium Carbonate 300mg CAP 100 A 270
Lithium Carbonate 300mg CAP 1000 A 270
Lithium Carbonate ER 300mg TAB 100 A 283
Lithium Carbonate 600mg CAP 100 A 356
Full FDA recalled drug list:
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2005/NEW01182.html
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