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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Unisom, SleepMelts, Diphenhydramine HCl tablets, 25 mg, Nighttime Sleep-Aid, 4 x 8 blister packs per carton, Cherry flavor, Manufactured by Adare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Dist. by Chattem, Inc., P.O. Box 2219, Chattanooga, TN 37409, UPC # 0 41167 0014 0

D-0266-2025

March 04, 2025

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Chattem Inc
Event
Event 96391
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
180,696 cartons
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0266-2025

Official wording

Reason: CGMP Deviations: Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Issue impurity above the daily acceptable intake limit defined by the Food and Drug Administration.

Code information: Lot# 252807, Exp: 5/31/2025; 252808, Exp: 6/30/2025; 372560, Exp: 11/30/2025; 489576, 493447, Exp: 4/30/2026.

Distribution pattern: Nationwide in the USA.

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Nitrosamine Drug Substance Related Issue impurity
  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    CGMP Deviations