Mayo Clinic<\/a>. The recall is limited to certain lots of dabigatran etexilate capsules manufactured by Alkem Laboratories Ltd. and distributed by Major Pharmaceuticals. The affected lots reportedly failed impurity and degradation tests; as the FDA hasn\u2019t yet assigned a risk level to this recall, it\u2019s unclear how likely the affected medication is to cause adverse health effects.<\/p>\nBelow, how to tell if your capsules are affected by the recall, and what to do if they are.<\/p>\n
How to tell if your medication is included in the recall<\/p>\n
The recall includes 75-milligram and 150-milligram dabigatran etexilate capsules. The affected medication was distributed in blister packs, which were packaged in cartons. Check your medication against the information listed below.<\/p>\n
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\n- Lot number: 25141583<\/li>\n
- Expiration date: April 30, 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dabigatran etexilate capsules, 75 mg, 60-count blister pack<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Lot number: 25141585<\/li>\n
- Expiration date: April 30, 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Dabigatran etexilate capsules, 75 mg, 30-count blister pack<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Lot number: 25141586<\/li>\n
- Expiration date: April 30, 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What to do with affected pills<\/p>\n
If you discover your capsules are affected by the recall, call your pharmacist or healthcare provider. Do not stop taking prescription medication unless instructed to do so, as suddenly discontinuing medicine can cause ill effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min read Key Points The FDA has issued a report warning the public that some dabigatran etexilate…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":976034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[34],"tags":[244393,292332,3178,391806,1201,210,311952,2875,1060,286022,391805,365830,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-976033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-collection-health-news","tag-collection-recalls","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-59968d3e-d637-4231-9ff4-2335f5fe73e2","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-health","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-medication","tag-read_time-2","tag-shorttitle-fda-recalls-prescription-blood-thinner-nationwide","tag-sponsored-false","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117026907190170943","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=976033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/976033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/976034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=976033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=976033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=976033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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