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Drug product

3% Polocaine DENTAL, Mepivacaine Hydrochloride 3% (30mg/mL) (Mepivacaine HCI Injection, USP), packaged in a carton containing 50 single-dose Cartridges, 1.7 ml each, Rx only, Manufactured for Dentsply Pharmaceutical, York, PA 17404, by Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada, Inc., NDC 66312-441-16.

D-0230-2026

October 31, 2025

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Novocol Pharmaceutical of Canada, Inc.
Event
Event 98080
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
5,825
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0230-2026

Official wording

Reason: Defective container: cracked/broken cartridges

Code information: Lot: D05159C, expires: 07-31-2027

Distribution pattern: U.S.A. Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Defective container: cracked/broken cartridges