A well-liked prescription anxiousness drug is being recalled nationwide for a “possibly life-threatening” mistake on the carton.
The Pennsylvania-based drug maker Endo introduced this week that it’s increasing its recall of clonazepam tablets as a result of some cartons bear the inaccurate drug power and improper drug code.
The brand new recall impacts 16 a number of Clonazepam Orally Disintegrating Tablets, USP (C-IV), with doses starting from 0.125 milligrams to 2 milligrams. The packages characteristic 10 blister strips that every comprise six tablets. They’re resulting from expire between August 2026 and February 2027.
Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine used to deal with panic dysfunction and sure forms of seizures.
Endo warns that consuming the next dose of clonazepam may improve the danger of sleepiness, confusion, dizziness, diminished reflexes and lack of muscle management or power.
There’s additionally the danger of “significant, possibly life-threatening” respiration troubles, particularly for these with respiratory illness, these being prescribed the utmost dose and people taking different drugs that have an effect on respiration.
Endo experiences that as of Monday, it has not acquired any experiences of issues stemming from the recall. The pharmaceutical firm introduced its preliminary recall in July of only one lot of clonazepam.
On the time, Endo blamed an “error at a third-party packager” for the mislabeling.
Some cartons confirmed the product power as 0.125 mg and never 0.25 mg. The blister strips contained in the bundle mirrored the proper power, Endo mentioned.
The recalled cartons additionally record Par Pharmaceutical of New York because the distributor. The corporate, primarily based in Chestnut Ridge, marketed clonazepam earlier than the product was acquired by Endo.
Individuals with questions concerning the recall ought to name (855) 589-1869 or e-mail rxrecalls@inmar.com.
Retailers with these merchandise are being directed to not promote them, whereas shoppers shouldn’t take them. Seek the advice of a doctor should you consider you took an incorrect dose of clonazepam.
