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Pfizer Said Certain Lots of The Antidepressant Effexor Will Be Recalled

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Pharmaceuticals manufacturer Pfizer Inc. said Sunday certain lots of the antidepressant Effexor will be recalled after another medication was found in a bottle.

Thirty-count and 90-count bottles of Effexor XR 150 milligram extended-release capsules and 90-count bottles of Greenstone-branded Venlafaxine HC1 150 mg extended-released capsules are being recalled because a pharmacist reported a bottle also contained s capsule of Tikosyn, an anti-arrhythmic heart drug, Pfizer said.

Source: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2014/03/09/Antidepressant-Effexor-recalled-by-Pfizer/UPI-31241394393962/?spt=rln&or=1
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