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Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection), 20 mg/1 mL, 1 mL pre-filled syringe, packaged in 30 single-use PRE-FILLED Syringes and 33 Alcohol Preps (Swabs) per carton, Rx only, Marketed by: Teva Neuroscience, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64131; Distributed by: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., North Wales, PA 19454, NDC 68546-317-30, UPC 3 68546 31730 4.

Drug Recall

Official source record

Recall number
D-001-2014
Event ID
66672
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling company
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Reason for recall
Presence of Particulate Matter: A foreign particle found in a pre-filled syringe was reported through a consumer complaint about a pre-filled syringe.
Report date
November 27, 2013
Recall initiation date
October 24, 2013
Termination date
August 27, 2014
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Drug product identifiers

Manufacturer
Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
Brand name
COPAXONE
Generic name
GLATIRAMER ACETATE
Substance name
GLATIRAMER ACETATE
Product NDCs
68546-317; 68546-325
Package NDCs
68546-317-00; 68546-317-30; 68546-325-06; 68546-325-12
Route
SUBCUTANEOUS

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What does a Class II mean?

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