Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution recalled over manufacturing violations

Recall date

May 21, 2019

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Official notice title

Torrent Pharma Inc recalls Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, USP 1mg/mL, Fr Oral Use Only, Rx only, 120 mL bottle, a) NDC 13668-029-07, b) N…

Recall number

D-1381-2019

FDA classification

Class II

Brand / firm

Torrent Pharma Inc

Sold / distributed

Product was distributed to 9 distributors, direct accounts and relabelers who may have further distributed the product throughout the United States.

Why it was recalled

cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).

Class II means using this product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems; the chance of serious harm is remote.

What was recalled

Cetirizine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, USP 1mg/mL, Fr Oral Use Only, Rx only, 120 mL bottle, a) NDC 13668-029-07, b) NDC 13668-596-07, Manufactured by Bio-Pharm, Inc. Levittown, PA, For Torrent Pharma Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920..