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Vumerity (diroximel fumarate) delayed-release capsule, 231 mg, packaged in a) 106-count bottle, b)120-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Biogen Inc., Cambridge, MA 02142, NDC 64406-020-01

Drug Recall

Official source record

Recall number
D-0148-2021
Event ID
86945
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling company
Biogen MA Inc.
Reason for recall
Failed dissolution specifications: out-of-specification test results observed during the buffer stage dissolution testing.
Report date
December 23, 2020
Recall initiation date
December 9, 2020
Termination date
September 17, 2021
Distribution pattern
USA Nationwide

Drug product identifiers

Manufacturer
Biogen Inc.
Brand name
VUMERITY
Generic name
DIROXIMEL FUMARATE
Substance name
DIROXIMEL FUMARATE
Product NDC
64406-020
Package NDCs
64406-020-01; 64406-020-03; 64406-020-05; 64406-020-07
Route
ORAL

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What does a Class II mean?

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