PlainRecalls
FDA Drug Moderate Class II Terminated

Phenobarbital Oral Solution, USP, 20 mg per 5 mL, Rx Only, One Pint (473 mL) bottle, NDC:16571-330-16, Manufactured by Bio-Pharm Inc., Levittown, PA 10957, Distributed by Rising Pharmaceuticals Inc., Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.

Reported: June 19, 2019 Initiated: May 21, 2019 #D-1365-2019

Product Description

Phenobarbital Oral Solution, USP, 20 mg per 5 mL, Rx Only, One Pint (473 mL) bottle, NDC:16571-330-16, Manufactured by Bio-Pharm Inc., Levittown, PA 10957, Distributed by Rising Pharmaceuticals Inc., Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.

Reason for Recall

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

Details

Recalling Firm
Torrent Pharma Inc
Units Affected
148,440 bottles
Distribution
Product was distributed to 9 distributors, direct accounts and relabelers who may have further distributed the product throughout the United States.
Location
Levittown, PA

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
Phenobarbital Oral Solution, USP, 20 mg per 5 mL, Rx Only, One Pint (473 mL) bottle, NDC:16571-330-16, Manufactured by Bio-Pharm Inc., Levittown, PA 10957, Distributed by Rising Pharmaceuticals Inc., Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.. Recalled by Torrent Pharma Inc. Units affected: 148,440 bottles.
Why was this product recalled?
cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Drug on June 19, 2019. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: D-1365-2019.