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Promacta (eltrombopag) 12.5 mg for Oral Suspension, Rx Only Manufactured by: Halo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Whippany, New Jersey 07981 Distributed by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation East Hanover, NJ 07936 Product of Ireland, NDC 0078-0972-61.

Drug Recall

Official source record

Recall number
D-1309-2019
Event ID
82820
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recalling company
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Reason for recall
Cross Contamination with Other Products: product is being recalled due to possible cross-contamination with peanut flour.
Report date
May 29, 2019
Recall initiation date
May 11, 2019
Termination date
November 28, 2023
Distribution pattern
Nationwide with in the United States

Drug product identifiers

Manufacturer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Brand name
PROMACTA
Generic name
ELTROMBOPAG OLAMINE
Substance name
ELTROMBOPAG OLAMINE
Product NDCs
0078-0684; 0078-0685; 0078-0686; 0078-0687; 0078-0697; 0078-0972
Package NDCs
0078-0684-15; 0078-0685-15; 0078-0686-15; 0078-0686-55; 0078-0687-15; 0078-0697-19; 0078-0697-23; 0078-0697-61; 0078-0972-19; 0078-0972-23; 0078-0972-61
Route
ORAL

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