Company asks pharmacists, hospitals to return drug

[flashl]

Source: AP

AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A New Jersey company is asking pharmacists and hospitals to return all prescription drug products made at one of its facilities because it did not pass health authorities' standards.

A Food and Drug Administration inspection at the Little Falls, N.J., facility of Actavis Totowa LLC "revealed operations which did not meet the FDA's or Actavis' standards for good manufacturing practices," according to a company statement issued Friday.

The recall, only on the pharmacy and retail level, includes about 65 different prescription drugs, such as pain killers, antidepressants, diet medication and drugs for blood pressure and hypertension.

Only pharmacies and hospitals should return the prescription drugs. Patients who may have the drug should continue to take them in accordance with their prescriptions, the Morristown, N.J. company said in a release. The company said that suddenly stopping needed medication before obtaining replacement drugs may place patients at risk.

For more information on the recall, consumers can visit http://www.actavis.us/en/media+center/newsroom/articles/RecallFAQ.htm.

Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jxYvBkctuHL4h8cxWL6JvtyWzPMwD929QV2G0

[pattmarty]

1. If this doesn't sound like a bunch of bullshit.............

.........since when do they give you a list of the drugs NOT involved? I didn't see anything in the "press release" about what drugs are involved. And why would just recall from hospitals and Pharmacists, but hey, if you have them in your medicine cabinet that's OK? More drug company lying.

[halobeam]

2. If you go down further in the link provided, all the drugs recalled are listed

[pattmarty]

4. That was my error then. BUT the fact still remains that.........

.....they are not telling the end users (consumers) to either shitcan the drugs or return for some kind of reimbursement. I just used to hate banks and insurance companies, now I have added the drug companies to "my" list.

[Heywood J]

3. But getting your prescription filled in Canada

can't be allowed because those drugs might not be "up to our standards"...

[rasputin1952]

5. First thing I thought of was...the object is to protect pharmacies

and hospitals from lawsuits...the consumer, who cares.

Amazing that they are so damn callous and just don't care about the actual people who are taking the medication that might harm them. But hey are willing to protect those who dispense said "tainted" medications.

[kestrel91316]

6. They recalled my buspirone, that I have two of my three personal cats

on, lol. I need another source fast. This is one you need to taper them off of.......

[knitter4democracy]

7. Prenatal vitamins?!

Oh, holy crap, they're going to get sued. Painkillers and such are one thing (and nothing to mess with), but prenatal vitamins?! That's bad.

[halobeam]

8. yeah that struck me pretty hard too, when I saw it

Calling SIL right now. fingers crossed.

[knitter4democracy]

9. I'm saving the list for when Hubby gets home from rounding.

You never know--those might be here in Michigan, too. I hope his patients will be okay.