DRUG RECALL DATA FOR 1997
This article was originally published in The Gold Sheet
Executive Summary
...show a resurgence in recalls related to application integrity issues. Potency problems continue to be the source of a high percentage of recalls. Overall, the number and types of drug product recalls reported in 1997 are in line with the 1996 tally. Labeling/packaging recalls are an exception, more than doubling from the prior year. Comments on a proposed cGMP rule modifying the cut labeling provisions are under review at FDA. Recalls of injectables also spike in 1997. FDA considers four drug recalls involving various dosage forms and one therapeutic biological recall dangerous enough to warrant a Class I rating. [A nine-page tabulation of recalls listed in FDA "Enforcement Reports" during 1997 is included.]