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Event 63971

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
December 05, 2012
Product types
Drug
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Drug Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.

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PredniSONE Tablets, USP, 20 mg, packaged in a) 100-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1477-01), b) 500-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1477-05), and c) 1000-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1477-10), Rx only, Manufactured by: West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp., Eatowntown, NJ 07724.

D-133-2013
Recall number
D-133-2013
Initiated
December 05, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
60,289 bottles

App-derived interpretation

Foreign material or chemical contamination reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0
Foreign Substance

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Reason for recall

Presence of Foreign Substance: A complaint was received for black specks identified as stainless steel inclusions and cellulose with trace amounts of aluminum and iron-rich inclusions.

Code information

Lot #: 68581A, 68581B, 68382A, 68382B, 68578A, 68578B, 68579A, 68580A, 68582A, 68582B, Exp 01/15

Distribution pattern

Nationwide and Puerto Rico