Novartis Recalls over 5 Million Bottles of Potentially Contaminated Drugs

Novartis has recalled over 5 million bottles of antihypersentives, statins and other drugs following concerns that the drugs may have been contaminated by a chemical used in the company’s packaging process.

About the Novartis Recall

According to Medscape, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has confirmed a class-2 recall for a total of 127 drug lots distributed by Novartis to physicians as free samples.

Novartis is currently unsure how many samples may have reached customers, but has sent letters to physicians who received the samples and is working with them to return the recalled products.

The company has also confirmed that they will no longer be using an ink component produced by a third party to mark sample sleeves and, over time, migrated through the sleeve and bottle and into the drugs.

Products Affected by the Medicine Recall

Drugs affected by the recall include:

  • Exforge (amlodipine and valsartan)
  • Exforge HCT (w/ hydrochlorothiazide)
  • Diovan (valsartan)
  • Tekturna (aliskiren)
  • Tekturna HCT (w/ hydrochlorothiazide)
  • Lexcol XL (fluvastatin)
  • Stalevo (carbidopa, levodopa, and entacopone)
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