CLASS III Drug recall · Reported 11 Oct 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report
Magnesium Citrate Oral Solution Cherry Flavor per fl oz recalled
Vi-Jon is recalling Magnesium Citrate Oral Solution Cherry Flavor per fl oz. The recall was initiated on 13 Sep 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class III.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-0006-2018
- FDA event ID
- 78099
- Recalling firm
- Vi-Jon, Smyrna, TN
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 13 Sep 2017
- FDA classified
- 5 Oct 2017
- Reported
- 11 Oct 2017
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
Timeline
| 13 Sep 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 5 Oct 2017 | Classified by FDA | +22 days |
| 11 Oct 2017 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications.
Potency and specification recalls happen when a batch tests outside its approved limits for strength, purity or dissolution, which can mean the dose delivered is higher or lower than labelled.
Product as listed by the FDA
Magnesium Citrate Oral Solution Cherry Flavor, 1.745 g per fl oz, packaged in 10 fl. oz ( 296 mL) bottles, Labeled as a) CVS Health, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895; NDC 6984238038, UPC 050428418321, b) Meijer, Dist. By Meijer Distribution, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI 49544, NDC 4125038038, UPC 708820824294, c) Life Brand, Manufactured for: Shoppers Drug Mark/Pharmaprix Toronto, UPC 057800856405
Where it was distributed
United States and Canada
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications.
Which lots are affected?
Lot #: 0323439 Exp. 07/2018
Where was it sold?
United States and Canada
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class III mean?
Class III recalls are for products unlikely to cause any adverse health consequence, usually labelling or quality issues.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
1 other product · FDA event 78099| Reported | Class | Recall | Company | Reason | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLASS III | Magnesium Citrate Oral Solution Lemon Flavor per fl oz recalled | Vi-Jon | Potency & Assay | TN |
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