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Ranitidine products recalled because of a nitrosamine impurity

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Alert type: Information update
Category: Health products
Product: UPDATE: December 3, 2021 – Pharmascience Inc. recalls certain lots of prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine
Issue: Health products - Product safety
What to do: Pharmascience Inc. is recalling 18 lots of over-the-counter ranitidine drugs (75 mg and 150 mg tablets) after tests found NDMA, a nitrosamine impurity, close to and above the acceptable level. The products are sold under various private labels. Please refer to the Affected Products table for detailed information on the recalled lots.
Audience: General public
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Date addedCompanyDINLotProduct Name/Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)Strength
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471627765ELondon Drugs maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (24 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628471CBIOMEDIC maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (24 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628471DCompliments maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (24 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471627765DCO-OP Care+ maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (24 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628471AHealth One maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (32 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551633694BOPTION+ Acid Reducer (40 tablets)75 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551632952DPersonnelle Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471627765HATOMA maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (24 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471627765IBIOMEDIC maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (24 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551632952BOPTION+ Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
October 18, 2019Teva Canada Limited02248570All lotsAct Ranitidine150 mg
October 18, 2019Teva Canada Limited02248571All lotsAct Ranitidine300 mg
October 25, 2019Vita Health Products Inc.02298740All lotsAcid Reducer (ranitidine) sold under the brand names Equate, iPharma, Stanley and Western Family75 mg
October 25, 2019Vita Health Products Inc.02298902All lotsMaximum Strength Acid Reducer (ranitidine) sold under the brand names Equate, iPharma and Western Family150 mg
October 18, 2019Sivem Pharmaceuticals ULC02385961K50624
K50941
K50947
K50950		Ranitidine300 mg
October 18, 2019Sivem Pharmaceuticals ULC02385953K46484
K46485
K48440
K48679
K50204
K50206
K50207
K50590
K50594
K50677
K50908
K50925
K50928
K50932
K50935
K51080		Ranitidine150 mg
September 25, 2019Sivem Pharmaceuticals ULC02385961NP4177
NP4180
NT1365
PX8854		Ranitidine300 mg
September 25, 2019Sanis Health Inc.02353024All lotsRanitidine300 mg
October 18, 2019Sanofi Consumer Health Inc.02230287All lotsZantac (ranitidine)75 mg
October 18, 2019Sanofi Consumer Health Inc.02277301All lotsZantac Maximum Strength Non-Prescription (ranitidine)150 mg
September 25, 2019Sivem Pharmaceuticals ULC02385953NP4179
NP4183
NP4184
NP5656
NP5657
NT2721
NT2722
NT2724
NT2757
NT2762
NT2763
NT2764
NT2765
PJ2434
PJ2435
PV6243
PV6244
PV6245		Ranitidine150 mg
October 30, 2019Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.02336502All lotsRan-Ranitidine300 mg
September 17, 2019Sandoz Canada02243229All lotsSandoz Ranitidine150 mg
September 17, 2019Sandoz Canada02243230All lotsSandoz Ranitidine300 mg
September 25, 2019Sanis Health Inc.02353016All lotsRanitidine150 mg
September 25, 2019Pro Doc Limitée00740748All lotsRanitidine - 150 mg150 mg
September 25, 2019Pro Doc Limitée00740756All lotsRanitidine - 300 mg300 mg
October 30, 2019Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.02336480All lotsRan-Ranitidine150 mg
October 25, 2019Pharmascience Inc.02242454Al lotsPMS-Ranitidine 300 mg300 mg
October 25, 2019Pharmascience Inc.02247551All lotsAcid Reducer (ranitidine) sold under the brand names Atoma, Biomedic, Compliments, Exact, Life Brand, London Drugs, Option+, Personnelle, Pharmasave, Preferred Pharmacy, Rexall and Selection75 mg
October 25, 2019Pharmascience Inc.02293471All lotsMaximum Strength Acid Reducer Without Prescription (ranitidine) sold under the brand names Atoma, Biomedic, Compliments, Co-op Care+, Equate, Exact, Health One, Kirkland Signature, London Drugs, Option+, Personnelle, Pharmasave, Rexall and Selection150 mg
October 25, 2019Pharmascience Inc.02400103All lotsAcid Reducer (ranitidine) sold under the brand names Exact and Life Brand150 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551619254JAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name PHARMASAVE75 mg
August 31, 2020Pharmascience Inc.02242453619003PMS-Ranitidine 150 mg150 mg
October 25, 2019Pharmascience Inc.02242453All lotsPMS-Ranitidine 150 mg150 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551627539BAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name OPTION+75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551624735AAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name Personnelle75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551619254KAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name Personnelle75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551627539AAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name Personnelle75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551627539CAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name Life Brand75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551619254HAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name Life Brand75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551619254CAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name Life Brand75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551624735BAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name OPTION+75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551619254BAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name EXACT75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551624735CAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name Life Brand75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551619254GAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name EXACT75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791MRexall Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791ERexall Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791WRexall Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
January 8, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551619254IAcid Reducer (raniditine) sold under the brand name Compliments75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791ZPersonnelle Acid Reducer (40 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791VPHARMASAVE Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791SRexall Acid Reducer (60 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791FRexall Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791IPersonnelle Acid Reducer (40 tablets)75 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551632952IBIOMEDIC Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551632952KLife Brand Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791APersonnelle Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
October 25, 2019Laboratoire Riva Inc.02247815All lotsRiva-Ranitidine 300300 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791NPersonnelle Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
October 25, 2019Laboratoire Riva Inc.02452464All lotsAcid Reducer (ranitidine) sold under the brand names Biomedic, Circle K and Option+75 mg
October 25, 2019Dominion Pharmacal02407523All lotsMaximum Strength Acid Reducer Without Prescription (ranitidine) sold under the brand name Personnelle150 mg
October 25, 2019Laboratoire Riva Inc.02247814All lotsRiva-Ranitidine 150150 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791RLondon Drugs Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
September 25, 2019Apotex Inc.00733059All lotsApo-Ranitidine Tablet 150 mg150 mg
September 25, 2019Apotex Inc.00733067All lotsApo-Ranitidine Tablet 300 mg300 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791HOPTION+ Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
September 25, 2019Apotex Inc.02296160All lotsAcid Reducer (ranitidine) sold under the brand names Equate and Selection150 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791TOPTION+ Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
September 25, 2019Apotex Inc.02280833All lotsApo-Ranitidine Oral Solution15 mg/mL
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791YOPTION+ Acid Reducer (40 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791GLife Brand Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791PLife Brand Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791QLife Brand Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791AALife Brand Acid Reducer (60 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791KBIOMEDIC Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791UBIOMEDIC Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791DCompliments Acid Reducer (60 tablets)75 mg
February 5, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628308DPERSONNEL Maximum Strength Acid Reducer (24 tablets)150mg
February 5, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02242453626718
623633
624871
626714		pms-RANITIDINE150mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791OATOMA Acid Reducer (10 tablets)75 mg
January 30, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02247551621791XATOMA Acid Reducer (30 tablets)75 mg
February 5, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628308BOption+ Maximum Strength Acid Reducer (8 tablets)150mg
February 5, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628442Personnelle Maximum Strength Acid Reducer (50 tablets)150mg
February 5, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628308A
628308C		PERSONNEL Maximum Strength Acid Reducer (8 tablets)150mg
February 5, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628453Compliments Maximum Strength Acid Reducer (50 tablets)150mg
February 5, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628308FCO-OP CARE + Maximum Strength Acid Reducer (24 tablets)150mg
February 5, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628429Life Brand Maximum Strength Acid Reducer (50 tablets)150mg
February 5, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628308ELife Brand Maximum Strength Acid Reducer (24 tablets)150mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471627765CPHARMASAVE maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (8 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471628471BPHARMASAVE maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (24 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471627765ARexall maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (8 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471627765FRexall maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (24 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471627765BOption+ maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (8 tablets)150 mg
December 3, 2021Pharmascience Inc.02293471627765GOption+ maximum strength acid reducer without prescription (24 tablets)150 mg
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