The FDA and Roxane Labs have issued a recall of aziathoprine 50mg tablets (lot 558470A). One bottle from this lot was found to contain methotrexate 2.5mg tablets. Both tablets are yellow in color, but the shades are noticably different. The mixup has been found in only one bottle so far, but the entire lot is being recalled as a precaution.
Pharmacies that may have dispensed this lot number should contact patients to make sure they didn’t receive the incorrect drug. Only one lot number is involved in the recall, but pharmacists should check any bottle that is opened to make sure the correct drug is in the bottle. Any bottle with the wrong drug will also contain an incorrect number of tablets.
