When you consider the vital information for drug packaging, dosage is near the top of this list. A recent FDA Safety article noted Bryant Ranch Prepack’s voluntary recall of 47 bottles of Spironolactone tablets at the consumer level due to a labeling issue. Spironolactone is a diuretic used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, hypokalemia, and edema. Apparently the packaging was mislabeled, and bottles labeled 50 mg may actually contain 25 mg tablets, and vice versa.
Labeling Error Leads to Recall
Prepackaged bottles of Spironolactone were found to have incorrect dosage information printed on them.
Mar 25, 2021
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