Digitek Recall

By Karen McNew
WSLS10 Anchor
Published: May 12, 2008

Local pharmacies are being asked to check their records for patients who take it, back to march of 2006.

The maker says some the pills were made larger than they were supposed to be and could contain a double dose.

Carilion Medical Center Pharmacist, James Black tells me a recall this huge is rare.

James Black:  There are quite a few patients on it… combine that with it being a class one recall to the consumer level… this is probably one of the bigger recalls of prescription items in quite a while.

A couple of notes here:
*Do not stop taking your medicine.
*If you have questions call your doctor.

This is the number to call if you have Digitek from march of 2006 to april of this year - 1-888-276-6166.

Watch WSLS Tuesday for a local woman’s story of finding out about the recall of the medicine both she and her husband have been taking for years.

Link to FAQs from the company that makes Digitek