FDA recall D-683-2013

Product

Jolessa(R) (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP) 0.15 mg/0.03 mg, 91 day regimen, Rx only, Manufactured by Barr Laboratories, Inc., Pomona, NY, manufactured for TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Sellersville, PA ---NDC 0555-9123-66

Reason for recall

Failed Impurity/Degradation Specification; an impurity identified as N-Butyl-Benzene Sulfonamide (NBBS) was detected during impurity testing

Distribution

Nationwide distribution. No foreign or government accounts.

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2013-03-15

Report date

2013-07-17

Termination date

2014-04-10

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Sellersville, PA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-683-2013