Drug recall: Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 25 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-850-01) and b)…

Class II FDA enforcement event 64835. Recall start date: 28 Mar 2013. Status in the FDA record: Completed.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Chemical contamination: emission of strong odor after package was opened

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Pfizer Inc. started this drug recall on 28 Mar 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in New York, NY. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 64835 has 11 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 24 Apr 2013. The record gives the status Completed.

FDA enforcement report The 11 product records

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Nationwide and PR

Recalling firm

Pfizer Inc., New York, NY.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

11 product records in the event.

FDA event 64835: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D-251-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 25 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-850-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-850-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	23210 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-252-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 50 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-851-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-851-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	29613 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-253-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 75 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-852-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-852-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	37809 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-254-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 88 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-853-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-853-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	26447 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-255-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 100 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-854-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-854-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	18195 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-256-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 112 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-855-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-855-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	9213 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-257-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 125 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-856-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-856-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	37891 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-258-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 137 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-857-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-857-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	7901 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-259-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 150 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-858-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-858-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	36045 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-260-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 175 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-859-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-859-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	10121 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013
D-261-2013	Levoxyl (levothyroxine sodium) tablets, USP 200 mcg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 60793-860-01) and b) 1000-count bottles ( NDC 60793-860-10 ) Rx only, Manufactured and Distributed by: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol, TN 37620.	14464 bottles	Class II	Completed	24 Apr 2013

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2013: 370
Share of these events in Class II: 56%
Product records in this event: 11Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 72

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Pfizer Inc.
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
4 Aug 2025	Vial Label: Epinephrine Injection, USP, 1mg/10mL (0.1 mg/mL), Rx only, Distributed by Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL 600	Drug	Class II	2
10 Jul 2025	Bicillin L-A (penicllin G benzathine injectable suspension), 1,200,000 units per 2 mL, 2 mL-vial, Rx Only, Distributed b	Drug	Class II	2
28 May 2025	DOBUTamine Injection, USP, 250 mg/20 mL (12.5 mg/mL), 20 mL per Single-dose Vial, carton of 10 Fliptop Vials, Rx only, F	Drug	Class II	1
20 May 2024	Buprenorphine Hydrochloride Injection, 0.3 mg base/mL, 1 mL Single-dose Carpuject, Sterile Cartridge Unit with Luer Lock	Drug	Class II	2
21 Dec 2023	4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 5 mEq/10 mL (0.5 mEq/mL), Glass ABBOJECT Unit of Use Syringe, For Intravenous Use	Drug	Class I	3
2 Oct 2023	4.2% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP 5 mEq/10 mL (0.5mEq/mL), Glass ABBOJECT Unit of Use Syringe, packaged as 1 vial a	Drug	Class I	3
8 Mar 2023	MEKTOVI (binimetinib) tablets, 15 mg, 180-count bottle, Rx only, Distributed by: Array BioPharma Inc., a wholly owned su	Drug	Class III	1
29 Dec 2022	Heparin Sodium 2,000, USP Units, per 1,000 mL (2 USP Units/mL) in 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, 1,000 mL bags, a) Case	Drug	Class II	1
22 Dec 2022	Vancomycin Hydrochloride for Injection, USP, 1.5 g/vial, Sterile powder, Single-dose Fliptop Vial, 10 vials per carton,	Drug	Class I	1
27 Sep 2022	Aminophylline Injection, USP 250 mg/10 mL (25 mg/mL) 25x10 mL Single-dose vial, Rx only, Distributed by Hospira, Inc. La	Drug	Class II	1

Pfizer Inc.: all 72 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report D-251-2013The 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 64835. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/64835/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

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: Nationwide and PR
What quantity of product is in FDA event 64835?: The event has 11 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 23210 bottles
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2013 have the same class?: 56% of the 370 drug events that started in 2013 are in Class II.