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Drug product

Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection), 20 mg/1 mL, 1 mL pre-filled syringe, packaged in 30 single-use PRE-FILLED Syringes and 33 Alcohol Preps (Swabs) per carton, Rx only, Marketed by: Teva Neuroscience, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64131; Distributed by: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 68546-317-30, UPC 3 68546 31730 4.

D-001-2014

October 24, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Event
Event 66672
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
6,803 cartons
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-001-2014

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Particulate Matter: A foreign particle found in a pre-filled syringe was reported through a consumer complaint about a pre-filled syringe.

Code information: Lot X06381, Exp 10/14

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Particulate Matter