On February 17th and 29th of 2008, Actavis Elizabeth, LLC announced that it was recalling 590,224 boxes of fentanyl patches. Each box contained 5 fentanyl patches, so the recall covered 2,951,120 patches.
The patches were recalled because of a defect that could cause the patch to leak fentanyl gel. The recall covered all 4 sizes of Actavis patches, including the 25, 50, 75, and 100 mcg/hr patches. The pouches containing the patches likely said "Abrika Pharmaceuticals Transdermal System CII."
The patches were made by Corium International, Inc. in Grand Rapids, Michigan and were distributed nationwide. The table below shows the lot numbers, strengths, and expiration dates of the Actavis patches.
|
Lot |
Exp. Date |
NDC |
Strength |
|
27540 |
Aug 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27584 |
Aug 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27666 |
Sep 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27759 |
Oct 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27611 |
Oct 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27762 |
Oct 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27761 |
Oct 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27832 |
Nov 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27747 |
Nov 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27758 |
Nov 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27903 |
Dec 09 |
67767-120-18 |
25mcg/hr |
|
27573 |
Sep 09 |
67767-121-18 |
50mcg/hr |
|
27576 |
Sep 09 |
67767-121-18 |
50mcg/hr |
|
27667 |
Oct 09 |
67767-121-18 |
50mcg/hr |
|
27668 |
Oct 09 |
67767-121-18 |
50mcg/hr |
|
27581 |
Oct 09 |
67767-121-18 |
50mcg/hr |
|
27763 |
Oct 09 |
67767-121-18 |
50mcg/hr |
|
27751 |
Nov 09 |
67767-121-18 |
50mcg/hr |
|
27586 |
Aug 09 |
67767-122-18 |
75mcg/hr |
|
27572 |
Sep 09 |
67767-122-18 |
75mcg/hr |
|
27582 |
Oct 09 |
67767-122-18 |
75mcg/hr |
|
27583 |
Oct 09 |
67767-122-18 |
75mcg/hr |
|
27745 |
Oct 09 |
67767-122-18 |
75mcg/hr |
|
27746 |
Oct 09 |
67767-122-18 |
75mcg/hr |
|
27539 |
Aug 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
|
27574 |
Sep 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
|
27575 |
Sep 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
|
27577 |
Sep 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
|
27578 |
Oct 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
|
27579 |
Oct 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
|
27580 |
Oct 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
|
27610 |
Oct 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
|
27612 |
Oct 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
|
27743 |
Oct 09 |
67767-123-18 |
100mcg/hr |
