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Home » Labeling Error Prompts 28,000-Bottle Recall of Abbvie’s Thyroid Drug

Labeling Error Prompts 28,000-Bottle Recall of Abbvie’s Thyroid Drug

January 18, 2013

Abbvie, the new biopharma spinoff from Abbott Laboratories, is recalling more than 28,000 bottles of its thyroid drug Synthroid due to a labeling error that could result in patients taking the wrong dose.

The affected lot’s labels states the bottles contain 150-mcg tablets when in fact they contain 75-mcg tablets. The problem was first identified by a customer, Abbvie spokesman Greg Miley said Monday. The Chicago-based company is not aware of an increase in patient complaints or adverse events from the affected lot of Synthroid (levothyroxine sodium), Miley added.

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