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EFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM/CHLORIDE TABLETS

Could cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm is unlikely.

Does this affect you?
Check your lot numberLot Number 21230-2, Exp. DEC 2015
Where it was soldNatiowide
Find the lot number printed on your box or bottle. If it matches — and you take this medicine — call your pharmacist. Don't stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

What happened

LABELING: Label Mix-up: 30 count Effervescent Potassium/Chloride Tablets, may be labeled as 30 count K Effervescent Tablets.

What to do

  1. Check the lot number and expiry on your medicine against the recall above.
  2. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before changing anything — don't stop on your own.
  3. Report any problems to FDA MedWatch (1-800-FDA-1088 or fda.gov/medwatch).

Who makes it

Made byTower Laboratories Ltd., Centerbrook, CT 06409
Distributed by / forQualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Huntsville, AL 35811
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Full product labelEFFERVESCENT POTASSIUM/CHLORIDE TABLETS, 25 meq Potassium Chloride (1865 mg), POTASSIUM BICARBONATE AND POTASSIUM CHLORIDE EFFERVESCENT TABLETS FOR ORAL SOLUTION, USP, FRUIT PUNCH FLAVOR, Rx only, 30 count, Manufactured for: Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Huntsville, AL 35811, Manufactured by: Tower Laboratories Ltd., Centerbrook, CT 06409
Recalling firmQualitest Pharmaceuticals
DistributionNatiowide
Quantity1680 boxes
Recall initiated2013-08-08
Report date2013-09-18
Recall completed2014-04-24
Recall numberD-1037-2013
ClassificationClass II
FDA statusTerminated
Origin on fileHuntsville AL United States

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This is public FDA recall information, not medical advice. A recall does not always mean your specific bottle is affected. Never stop a prescribed medicine without asking your pharmacist or doctor.