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Children's Cetirizine HCl Chewable Tablets 5 mg, 30 count blister pack, Manufactured in India by Sandoz Private Ltd., for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ NDC 0781-5283-64 --- ALSO sold under Major brand All Day Allergy Children's Cetirizine HCl 5 mg, 5 count blister pack, Major Pharmaceuticals, Livonia, MI NDC 0904-5878-33

Drug Recall

Official source record

Recall number
D-008-2013
Event ID
63224
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Recalling company
Sandoz Incorporated
Reason for recall
Impurity/Degradation; exceeded impurity specification at the 8 and 15 month time points (betacyclodextrin ester 1&2)
Report date
October 24, 2012
Recall initiation date
September 20, 2012
Termination date
January 14, 2013
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Drug product identifiers

Manufacturer
Sandoz Inc
Brand name
CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Generic name
CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Substance name
CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Product NDC
0781-5283
Package NDCs
0781-5283-06; 0781-5283-64; 0904-5878-33
Route
ORAL

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