Urgent! Nitro Recall

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I've subscribed to the FDA website to get recall alerts to meds that I take....I received two yesterday. Here is the first one for Nitro. I checked my med bottle and the NDC numbers are a match!!! B)

Here's the e-mail:

Recall on All ETHEX Brand NitroQuick Sublingual Tablets

The ETHEX Corporation, a subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical, has

recalled ALL lots of ETHEX brand NitroQuick sublingual tablets,

which contain the active ingredient nitroglycerin. These

recalled tablets may have been manufactured under conditions

that did not meet the current manufacturing standards called

Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs). Some ETHEX products have

recently had specific lots recalled due to defects found,

including oversized tablets. ETHEX is now recalling all of their

products to ensure that no other defective products remain

available to patients.

The ETHEX tablets and the NDC numbers involved in the recall are

listed below. The NDC number is a product number that is

sometimes listed on a prescription label.

NitroQuick Sublingual Tablets, 0.3mg (NDC 58177-323-04)

NitroQuick Sublingual Tablets, 0.4mg (NDC 58177-324-18 & NDC

58177-324-04)

NitroQuick Sublingual Tablets, 0.6mg (NDC 58177-325-04)

For more information, please visit:

http://www.ethex.com/news/pressRelease012809.aspx and

http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2009/safety09.htm#Ethex

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

If you are taking Nitroglycerine, look at your prescription to

see if it is labeled with the generic name "NitroQuick

Sublingual" (0.3mg, 0.4mg, or 0.6mg tablets) and if it was

manufactured by ETHEX Corporation. The manufacturer is often

listed on the prescription label. If you are taking NitroQuick

Sublingual and think your tablets are involved in the recall, or

if you are unsure, take your bottle to your pharmacy for your

pharmacist to check. Most pharmacies will provide you with

replacement medicine if your medicine is involved in the recall

and you return your original bottle.

At this time, this recall has not been associated with any

health problems. If you are using medicine covered by this

recall you should continue to take it as directed until you

speak with your pharmacist - suddenly stopping your medicine may

place you at a greater risk for problems.

If you have any questions or concerns about this alert or your

Nitroglycerine, please follow up with your doctor or pharmacist.

For updated risk ratings on all of your registered medications,

or to update your medication list, please log into your profile

(https://secure.iGuard.org/user). You can also reach your

profile by clicking on the link in the top right corner of any

page on our web site.

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Update:

While I was at the VA today, I took a copy of this e-mail and showed the pharmacy; they seemed shocked. But they did exchange my nitro for a different brand.

[carlie]

Thanks for the headsup,

I've almost finished taking my bottle of nitro

that has NDC 58177-325-04 on it.

carlie