Roxane Laboratories initiates a nationwide voluntary recall of a single manufacturing lot of Azathioprine tablets in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

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Roxane Laboratories initiates a nationwide voluntary recall of a single manufacturing lot of Azathioprine tablets in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

September 29, 2010

MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; July 13, 2006.

This news release announces the recall of a manufacturing lot of Azathioprine. Bottles may have been erroneously filled with another medication, which could lead to serious health effects for those taking the drug.

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