Product Recall Number: 16-232
Why was Zolpidem Tartrate Sublingual tablets recalled?
The packaging for the prescription drug is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a risk of poisoning if swallowed by children.
Product Recall Number: 16-232
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-07-27
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Zolpidem Tartrate Sublingual tablets
Description: The packaging for the prescription drug is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.
Hazard Description: The packaging for the prescription drug is not child-resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a risk of poisoning if swallowed by children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 5,700 boxes of 30 blister packs
Incidents: None reported
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tablets and contact Novel Laboratories for instructions to receive a full refund.
Sold At: "Clinics and pharmacies nationwide, including CVS, Costco, Walgreens, Kroger, and Wegmans from March 2016 through May 2016 for about $800 per box of 30 tablets."
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: "Novel Laboratories, of Somerset, N.J."
Distributors: "Gavis Pharmaceuticals, of Somerset, N.J."
Manufactured In: U.S.
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed