FDA recall D-1438-2016

Product

Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system) Transdermal Patch, 15 mg over 9 hours (1.6 mg/hr), packaged in 30-count patches per box, Rx only, Manufactured by Noven Therapeutics, LLC, Miami, FL 33186; By Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, FL 33186, NDC 68968-5553-3.

Reason for recall

Defective Delivery System: Out of Specification (OOS) results for the mechanical peel force (MPF) and z-statistic value which relates to the patients and caregiver ability to remove the release liner from the patch adhesive prior to administration.

Distribution

Nationwide

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2015-12-21

Report date

2016-07-20

Termination date

2019-03-19

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Miami, FL, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1438-2016