Drug recall: Phenytoin Oral Suspension USP, 125 mg/5 mL potency, 8 fl oz (237 mL) Rx Only Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals Industries…
Class I FDA enforcement event 84916. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Resuspension Problems: Two lots of Phenytoin Oral Suspension USP 125mg/5mL may coagulate and may not resuspend as per the label copy instructions.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. started this drug recall on 7 Feb 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Hawthorne, NY. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 84916 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 4 Mar 2020. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 11 Dec 2023.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Distributed Nationwide in the USA.
Recalling firm
Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., Hawthorne, NY.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0863-2020 | Phenytoin Oral Suspension USP, 125 mg/5 mL potency, 8 fl oz (237 mL) Rx Only Mfd. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. Haifa Bay, Israel 2624761 Dist. by: Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. Hawthorne, NY 10532, NDC 51672-4069-1 | 29,172 8 Fl Oz bottles | Class I | Terminated | 4 Mar 2020 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2020
- 342
- Share of these events in Class I
- 15%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 21
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-0863-2020The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 84916. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/84916/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA drug enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Distributed Nationwide in the USA.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 84916?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
29,172 8 Fl Oz bottles
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2020 have the same class?
- 15% of the 342 drug events that started in 2020 are in Class I.