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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Extra Action Cough Syrup (Guaifenesin and Dextromethorphan HBr Syrup) 100 mg/10 mg per 5 mL, a) 4 FL. oz. (118 mL) bottle, NDC: 0536-0970-97, b) One Pint (473 mL) bottle, 0536-0970-85, Distributed by Rugby Laboratories, Livonia, MI 48152.

D-1369-2019

May 21, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Torrent Pharma Inc
Event
Event 82889
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
176,580 bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1369-2019

Official wording

Reason: cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).

Code information: Lot #s: 17E034, Exp. 05/2019; 17L023, Exp. 11/2019; 17M027; 17M027A, Exp. 12/2019; 18A024, Exp. 01/2020; 18B029, Exp. 02/2020; 18C018; 18C021, Exp. 03/2020; 18E008, Exp. 05/2020.

Distribution pattern: Product was distributed to 9 distributors, direct accounts and relabelers who may have further distributed the product throughout the United States.

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    cGMP Deviations
  • Microbial contamination

    reason.microbial_contamination · v1.0.0

    contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia