Drug recall: Robafen DM, Generic for Robitussin DM, In each teaspoonful (5mL): Dextromethorphan HBr, USP 10mg,/Guaifenesin, USP…
Class II FDA enforcement event 83101. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
CGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).
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
Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc started this drug recall on 10 Jun 2019. The firm address in the FDA record is in Anaheim, CA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 83101 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Jun 2019. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 3 Apr 2023.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Distribution was made to CA and FL.
Recalling firm
Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Anaheim, CA.
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-1410-2019 | Robafen DM, Generic for Robitussin DM, In each teaspoonful (5mL): Dextromethorphan HBr, USP 10mg,/Guaifenesin, USP 100mg, 118mL (4oz) bottle, Manufactured for Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Anaheim, CA 92807 by Major Pharmaceuticals, Livonia, MI 48152, NDC 68788-0841-01 | 192 4 oz bottles | Class II | Terminated | 26 Jun 2019 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2019
- 362
- Share of these events in Class II
- 68%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 32
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-1410-2019The 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 83101. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/83101/. 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:
Distribution was made to CA and FL.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 83101?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
192 4 oz bottles
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2019 have the same class?
- 68% of the 362 drug events that started in 2019 are in Class II.