Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Issues Recall Of Oral Suspension

Glass bottles of griseofulvin oral suspension, microsize 125 mg/5mL, a prescription medicine used to treat ringworm and other fungal infections, are being voluntarily recalled as a precaution from wholesalers and retail pharmacies nationwide.

The voluntary recall is a precaution based on two reports of glass fragments found in bottles of the liquid formulation. Consumers who believe they are in possession of recalled product should contact the pharmacy where the medicine was purchased.

The voluntary recall is being conducted by Ortho Dermatological, Division of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., manufacturer of GRIFULVIN V