Ortho-Cept
Subpotent Drug
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Subpotent Drug
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Source Page by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/44721-janssen-pharmaceuticals-inc-recalls-ortho-cept-0-15-mg-desogestrel · Recall date April 29, 2015 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #D-1063-2015
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“Ortho-Cept.” GovInfoNow, recall dated April 29, 2015. https://govinfonow.com/recall/44721-janssen-pharmaceuticals-inc-recalls-ortho-cept-0-15-mg-desogestrel. Based on FDA recall #D-1063-2015 (https://api.fda.gov/drug/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22D-1063-2015%22&limit=1).
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- Brand
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.- Category
Drug
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
FDA distribution: “Nationwide and Canada” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 3.2 years after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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- Official source: FDA Recall #D-1063-2015 (April 29, 2015) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for D-1063-2015 to see it in context.
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