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FDA Recalls Synthroid |
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Some Product Samples Given to Doctors Are Mislabeled, Says FDA
by Mary J. Shomon
November/December, 2000 -- The Food and Drug Administration has announced that Knoll Pharmaceutical Company, manufacturer of the Synthroid® brand of thyroid hormone replacement, is recalling some Synthroid tablets because they were improperly packaged. 100 mcg dosage size pills were put on 200 mcg cards, in samples of the product provided to physicians.
This means that some patients who received the mislabeled samples might be receiving a dose that would be as much as half the level prescribed by the doctor.
If you have received any product samples from your doctor, you should be sure to check the lot # of the products, to make sure you don't have any of the mislabeled Synthroid sample packs.
a) Lot #00045501, physician samples, 4 cards of 7 tablets (More than 17,000 boxes of 4 cards were distributed to doctors' offices)
b) Lot #00045517, physician samples, 4 cards of 7 tablets (More than 12,000 boxes of 4 cards were distributed to doctors' offices)
Questions concerning this recall may be directed to the FDA at 1-888-INFO-FDA.
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