FDA recall D-0540-2018

Product

Fentanyl Transdermal System. 25 mcg/h, packaged in 5 pouch system cartons (NDC 0591-3198-72), Rx Only, Manufactured by: Actavis Laboratoies UT, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT 84108, Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc. Parsippany, NJ 07054 USA. Individual pouch NDC 0591-3198-54.

Reason for recall

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Fentanyl-n-Oxide (FNO) degradant exceeding the specification limits

Distribution

Distributed nationwide within the United States

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2018-01-29

Report date

2018-02-14

Termination date

2018-09-05

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

North Wales, PA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-0540-2018