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Drug product

Minivelle (estradiol transdermal system) Patches, Delivers 0.025 mg/day, 8 count boxes, Rx only, Mfd. by: Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miami, Florida 33186 Dist. By: Noven Therapeutics, LLC. Miami, Florida 33186 --- NDC 68968-6625-8

D-1209-2018

September 07, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Event
Event 80997
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
26217 boxes of 8 patches
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1209-2018

Official wording

Reason: Defective Delivery System: out of specification results for shear, an attribute related to the adhesive properties of the transdermal patches.

Code information: Lots: 82199 Exp. 12/2018; 83025 Exp. 05/2019

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    out of specification