Safety Alert: Sertraline
Selected recall of sertraline liquid oral concentrate
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc has initiated a recall of selected 60mL bottles of 20mg/mL Sertraline Hydrochloride Oral Concentrate (sometimes known as "LIQUID ZOLOFT"). These bottles are being recalled since they may not meet their shelf life expectations.
The recall applies to:
Sertraline Hydrochloride Oral Concentrate 20mg/mL (60mL) bottles Lot: 657694A, Expiry Sep-08
Sertraline Hydrochloride Oral Concentrate 20mg/mL (60mL) bottles Lot: 657695A, Expiry Sep-08
Sertraline Hydrochloride Oral Concentrate 20mg/mL (60mL) bottles Lot: 658085A , Expiry Jan-09
What does this mean?
This recall only applies to LIQUID Sertraline Hydrochloride (also known as "LIQUID Zoloft") and DOES NOT apply to Sertraline Hydrochloride / Zoloft TABLETS.
If you are using LIQUID Setraline Hydrochloride Oral Concentrate (sometimes known as "LIQUID ZOLOFT"), check to find out (a) who it was made by, and (b) what size and strength your bottle is. If your medicine is made by Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc, and your bottle has an expiry and/or "lot" number printed on it that matches the dates/numbers listed in the recall above, you should return it to your pharmacy to examine and possibly exchange.
If you are not sure who has made your medication, or cannot find an expiry date or "lot" number, please take your bottle to your pharmacist for them to check.
