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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Vytorin (ezetimibe and simvastatin) tablets, 10 mg/20 mg, each tablet contains 10 mg ezetimibe and 20 mg simvastatin, Rx Only, 1000 count Bottle, Manuf. For Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, NDC 66582-0312-82.

D-0007-2016

August 14, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Merck Sharp & Dohme, Wilson Facility
Event
Event 72324
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
N/A
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0007-2016

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Foreign Tablet/Capsule: Vytorin 10 mg/40 mg tablets were found in bottles of Vytorin 10 mg/20 mg tablets.

Code information: Lot number: L013425, Exp. 11/2016

Distribution pattern: KY, MS and OH.

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Foreign Tablet