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Recalls for September, 2000

© Adelle Vancil Tilton

It's the last week of September and it's time to review the recalls for the month. It seems that the numbers of recalls stay about even each month. As usual, there are some in the medical area that needed to be noted and as always I encourage you to research more thoroughly any health and safety recalls which may affect your and your family. Some are serious, some are annoying and some are life threatening.

Keep in mind that recalls are categorized into three classes, depending on the severity of the situation causing the recall. These categories are as follows:

Class I - Involves a health hazard situation where there is reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.

Class II - Involves a potential health hazard situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.

Class III - Involves a situation where the use of the product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences

Glucose Tolerance Test Beverage (Carbonate) - Breen Labs is recalling its Glucose Tolerance Test Beverage, (Carbonate), Cola, Lemon Sour, and Orange Flavors, 100 gms D-Glucose, in 10-fluid ounce bottles, under the brand Qualadex because of subpotency. This is a Class II recall and was initiated by the manufacturer. As a side note, this is not a product that a consumer would purchase, but rather a product used in the medical environment for glucose tolerance testing. Check with your physician or lab if you are having such a test.

Carbamazepine Tablets, 200 mg - Pharmaceutical Corporation of America has recalled these tablets because of a mix-up in labeling. The tablets were labeled as tetracycline 500mg. This recall was initiated by the repacker who notified the V.A. to return the product in November of 1999. This is a Class II recall and the first public notice was just given this September, nearly a year later. Carbamazepine is better known by its brand name Tegretol (generally used for Epilepsy) and tetracycline is a broad spectrum antibiotic. A little over 4500 bottles were involved and although the recall is considered "complete" it can not be confirmed whether all bottles of these tablets have been accounted for.

PCA (Pharmaceutical Corporation of America) - Again this company is announcing a "completed" recall, this time of 649 various prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. This Class II recall was initiated by the manufacturer because of current good manufacturing deviations, including but not limited to lack of control to prevent beta-lactam antibiotic cross contamination. Again it is considered complete. This is the first public notice with the recall having occurred in March of 2000. All products manufactured by PCA

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