More Than 1 Million Boxes of Generic Claritin Recalled
Sun Pharmaceutical is conducting a massive Class III recall of loratadine (Claritin) orally disintegrating tablets, that Ohm Laboratories made for a number of companies.
More than 1 million boxes are being recalled due the drug to be found to be superpotent.
Brand | Number of Boxes |
QC Quality Choice | 8,735 |
Rite Aid Pharmacy | 90,410 |
Health Best Choice Care | 18,576 |
CareOne | 21,356 |
CVS Pharmacy | 291,312 |
Discount Drug Mart, Food Fair | 4,176 |
Equaline | 43,344 |
Fred’s | 12,960 |
Good Neighbor Pharmacy | 14,151 |
Health Mart Pharmacy | 35,712 |
HEB | 25,488 |
Leader (Cardinal Health) | 9,624 |
Major Pharmaceuticals | 29,360 |
Ohm | 311 |
Premier Value (Chain Drug Consortium) | 11,232 |
Safeway Care | 33,984 |
TopCare (Topco Associates) | 53,688 |
Up&Up (Target) | 34,488 |
Sunmark (McKesson) | 11,400 |
Wal-itin (Walgreen Co.) | 329,748 |
Meijer | 5,040 |
Click here for more information about the recall.
--Stephanie Vaccaro
Reference:
1. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Enforcement Report – Week of October 21, 2015. www.fda.gov. Accessed November 2, 2015.
