Sandoz and Novartis Recall Prescription Drug Blister Packages Due to Failure to Meet Child-Resistant Closure Requirements
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The hazard
The prescription drug packaging is not child resistant as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, posing a poisoning risk if swallowed by children.
What to do
Consumers should immediately secure the blister cards to keep them out of the sight and reach of children and contact Novartis or Sandoz for further instructions. Novartis and Sandoz advise that consumers should continue to use the medication as directed once the blister packages are secured.
Brands named
UPCs
Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
- FDAFocalin XR (dexmethylphenidate HCl) 5 mg, 30 extended-release capsules per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by Societal CDMO Gainesville, LLC, Gainesville, GA 30504. NDC: 66758-235-312026-06-01
- FDACyclophosphamide Injection 500 mg/5 mL (100 mg/mL), Hazardous Drug, Rx Only, Sterile, 5mL Multiple Dose Vial, Manufactured in Austria by Fareva Unterach GmbH for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, Product of India, Vial NDC# 0781-3528-75, Carton NDC# 0781-3528-10.2025-09-05
- FDACiprofloxacin 0.3% and Dexamethasone 0.1% Otic Suspension Rx Only, For Use in Ears Only, Manufactured By: Novartis Manufacturing NV, Belgium, Distributed by: Sandoz, Inc., Princeton, NJ, NDC# 0781-6186-67, Carton NDC# 0781-6186-672025-08-13
- FDABuffered Penicillin G Potassium for Injection, USP 20,000,000 Units (20 million units), For IV use, Sterile, Rx Only, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz GmbH for Sandoz Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540, NDC: 0781-6136-94.2025-06-27
- FDACefazolin for Injection, USP, 1 gram per vial, Sterile, For Intramuscular or Intravenous Use, Rx Only, Manufactured by Sandoz GmbH for Sandoz Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540, NDC: 0781 3451-70 (vial), NDC: 0781-3451-96 (carton).2025-06-27
- CPSCSandoz Recalls Aprepitant Capsules and Lidocaine and Prilocaine Cream Prescription Drugs Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning2023-03-09
- FDAOrphenadrine Citrate Extended-Release Tablets, USP 100 mg, Rx Only, 100 Tablets, Manufactured by Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540 NDC 0185-0022-01.2022-03-21
- FDAEnoxaparin Sodium Injection, USP, 40 mg/0.4 mL, Single-Dose Syringes with Automatic Safety Device, For Subcutaneous Injection, Rx Only; 0.4 mL Syringes, Manufactured for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, NDC 00781-3246-02; Carton (10 x 0.4 mL Syringes), Manufactured by Shenzhen Techdow Pharmaceut...2021-11-17
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