Teva Pharmaceuticals and the FDA notified healthcare professionals
and the public of a recall of Metronidazole Tablets USP, 250mg, lot
#312566, expiration date 05/2012. This product lot is being recalled due
to the presence of underweight tablets. Underweight tablets may not
contain the full amount of active ingredient within a single tablet, and a
consumer may not receive the prescribed dose. This may cause the infection
the drug was intended to treat to worsen or recur, which could be
life-threatening when treating severe infections.
1/10/2011