Minocline alert

[Rose]

I just received this in my email from  “Iguard” I take the Brand name from Canada so doesn't affect me, but some of you might be using the one they talk about.. See below…..

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation has initiated a voluntary
recall of selected bottles of the Minocycline HCl  Extended
Release Tablets (also sold as SOLODYN). These tablets may
contain another medication normally reserved for treating organ
transplant patients.

The recall applies to:

90mg tablet Lots: B080037 (Exp Dec-09); and B080038 (Exp Dec-09)

For more information, please visit:
http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/medicis05_08.html

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Since a potential mix-up of medications presents a health hazard
and safety risk to patients, it is especially important to take
this recall seriously.

If you are using MINOCYCLINE, check to find out (a) who it was
made by, and (b) what strength your tablets are. If your tablets
are made by Medicis or AAIPharma, and your bottle has an expiry
and/or “lot” number printed on it that matches the date/numbers
listed in the recall above, you should return them to your
pharmacy to examine and possibly exchange.

If you are not sure who has made your tablets, or cannot find an
expiry date or “lot” number, please take your bottle to your
pharmacist for them to check.

Any inquiries related to this recall should be addressed to
Stericycle Customer Service at 1-888-656-6381 with
representatives available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 11
p.m. EST. For any medical information inquiries or to report an
adverse event related to this recall, contact Medicis at
1-800-900-6389 with representatives available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week.

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or to update your medication list, please log into your profile
(https://secure.iGuard.org/user). You can also reach your
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page on our web site.

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[Rose]

I see that Suzanne has already sent this, also I see that  I misspelled  Minocycline,  sorry.

[Tiff]

I missed Suzanne's post and did not notice your misspelling, so thanks for posting anyway!  This kind of info is better to over-post than to miss all together!

Thanks!

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