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Drug product

Banophen Oral Solution, Sugar Free, Alcohol Free, Cherry Flavor, (Diphenhydramine HCl, USP) Each teaspoonful contains diphenhydramine hydrochloride, USP 12.5 mg, a) 4 Fl. oz. (118 mL) bottle, NDC: 0904-1228-00, b) One Pint (473 mL) bottle, NDC: 0904-5174-16, Distributed by Major Pharmaceuticals, Livonia MI 48152.

D-1352-2019

May 21, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Torrent Pharma Inc
Event
Event 82889
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
655,104 bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1352-2019

Official wording

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

Code information: Lot #s: a)17E018; 17E020, 17E026, Exp. 05/2019; 17H008; 17H018; 17H028, Exp. 08/2019; 17J002; 17J025; 17J028, Exp. 09/2019; 17L035, Exp. 11/2019; 17M024, Exp. 12/2019; 18A017, Exp. 01/2020; 18B016, Exp. 02/2020; 18C011, Exp. 03/2020; 18D014; 18D021; 18D026, Exp. 04/2020; 18E014, Exp. 05/2020; 18F036, Exp. 06/2020; 18F035; 18G018, Exp. 07/2020; 18H005; 18H015, Exp. 08/2020; 19A011; 19A013, Exp. 01/2121. b) 17E013; 17E025; 17E028; 17E041, Exp. 05/2019; 17F009; 17F016, Exp. 06/2019; 17G007; 17G021; 17G032, Exp. 07/2019; 17H023, Exp. 08/2019; 17J001; 17J012; 17J023; 17J027, Exp. 09/2019; 17K004; 17K022; 17K028; 17K028A, Exp. 10/2019; 17L032; Exp. 11/2019; 17M036, Exp. 12/2019; 18A011; 18A019; 18A030; 18A032; 18A041, Exp. 01/2020; 18B010; 18B038, Exp. 02/2020; 18C008; 18C022; 18C030, Exp. 03/2020; 18D004; 18D008; 18D010; 18D011, Exp. 04/2020; 18F028; 18H010, Exp. 06/2020; 18G004; 18G012, Exp. 07/2020; 18H002; 18H011; 18H027; 18H032; 18H033, Exp. 08/2020; 18K008; 18K009, Exp. 10/2020.

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