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Safety Alert: Sertraline

Incorrect Medication Guides Shipped with Single Lot of Sertraline

What does this mean?

Continued use of this recalled sertraline product is not expected to increase your risk of side effects or cause any unexpected problems. However, if you are taking the generic form of sertraline 50 mg from Cobalt Laboratories/Legacy Pharmaceuticals, you may want to ask you pharmacist to provide you with another copy of the medication guide or you can review the correct medication guide at this website: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/medguide.cfm?id=5023

If you have any questions or concerns about the information provided in the medication guide, or if you think you are experiencing side effects from sertraline, please follow up with your doctor.

Cobalt Laboratories is recalling a single lot of Sertraline 50 mg tablets (NDC 6252-534-90) made by Legacy Pharmaceutical Packaging, LLC. Lot number (L) BH54A is being recalled because an incorrect medication guide was shipped with the product.

Sertraline is used in the treatment of depression and is also sold under the brand name Zoloft. No other brands, strengths, or lot numbers were involved in this recall.

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Source: FDA
Publication Date: 2009-12-14
Last Updated: 2009-12-15

Visit the medication page for the following drugs:
Sertraline medication page

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