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Drug product

Ortho-Cept (0.15 mg desogestrel and 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol) tablets, 28- count blister (21 active tablets and 7 placebo tablets)/ 6 blister packs per carton. Rx only, Jointly Manufactured by: Janssen Ortho, LLC, Manati, Puerto Rico 00674 and NV Organon, Oss, The Netherlands, Manufactured for: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Titusville, New Jersey 08560, New Jersey, NDC 50458-0196-15.

D-1063-2015

April 29, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Event
Event 71064
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
16,861 cartons/6 blister units (28 tablets) each
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1063-2015

Official wording

Reason: Subpotent Drug

Code information: Lot # 13CM724, Exp.09/15 (US) Lot # (L) 13DM732, Exp. 09/15 (Canada)

Distribution pattern: Nationwide and Canada

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    Subpotent