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Event 67633

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 03, 2014
Product types
Drug
Classifications
Class III
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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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2 official enforcement rows

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drug · product 1 of 2

Ritalin HCl (methylphenidate HCl) USP, 10 mg, 100 tablets per Bottle, Rx only, Mfd. by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Suffern, NY 10901, Dist. by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, NDC 0078-0440-05

D-1227-2014
Recall number
D-1227-2014
Initiated
March 03, 2014
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Quantity
10,930 Bottles

App-derived interpretation

Labeling or packaging reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing

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Reason for recall

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Package Insert; The back of the Medication Guide attached to the Package Insert for Ritalin Tablets was printed with information related to Ritalin SR (Sustained Release) Tablets. Both products, Ritalin Tablets and Ritalin SR Tablets utilize a combined Package Insert. The individual Medication Guides are attached to the Package Insert via a perforation. Although t

Code information

Lot #: F0126

Distribution pattern

Nationwide and Puerto Rico

drug · product 2 of 2

Ritalin HCl (methylphenidate HCl) USP, 20 mg, 100 tablets per Bottle, Rx only, Mfd. by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Suffern, NY 10901 Dist. by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. East Hanover, New Jersey 07936, NDC 0078-0441-05

D-1228-2014
Recall number
D-1228-2014
Initiated
March 03, 2014
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Quantity
10,781 bottles

App-derived interpretation

Labeling or packaging reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0
Labeling: Incorrect or Missing

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Labeling: Incorrect or Missing Package Insert; The back of the Medication Guide attached to the Package Insert for Ritalin Tablets was printed with information related to Ritalin SR (Sustained Release) Tablets. Both products, Ritalin Tablets and Ritalin SR Tablets utilize a combined Package Insert. The individual Medication Guides are attached to the Package Insert via a perforation. Although t

Code information

Lot #: F0131

Distribution pattern

Nationwide and Puerto Rico