Digitek Recall Still A Mystery

On April 28th I reported in my first installment of “Recalls of the Week” of a FDA reported recall on a drug called Digitek, a generic of the drug digoxin. The drug is used to regulate the heart beat and for heart failure patients. It was recalled because tablets of the drug were found to have double the dose they were suppose to have. This could lead to significant heart problems, especially to those taking the drug who are in kidney failure. Mysteriously, since the time the recall was announced, nothing else has been said by the manufacturer, Actavis. No comments have been provided by the manufacturer regarding how significant a recall this is, and what further information it has learned regarding why its tablets were made double their reported strength. The Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog tried to contact the manufacturer the other day, but still no comment. What the heck is going on with this drug?