FDAMay 4, 2018drug

Minivelle (estradiol transdermal system) 0.0375 mg/day, 1 System per pouch (NDC 68968-6637-1), packaged in 8 pouches per box (NDC 68968-6637-8), Rx only, Mfd. by: Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Miami, Florida 33186; Dist. by: Noven Therapeutics, LLC, Miami, Florida 33186.

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

Defective Delivery System: no longer meets the specification for shear, an attribute related to the adhesive properties of the transdermal patches. As a result, patients could experience patches that do not stick well to the skin.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

noven pharmaceuticalsnoven

Recall history

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