Medicine Recall

I received a phone call today from my pharmacy. The Morphine Sulfer I take was recalled back in Aug. Now I am to take my medicine in tomorrow and they will give me fresh. Sounds odd to me. What about all of the medicine I have been taking?
Has anyone else had experience with this? What should I do?
Thanks, Cindy.

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There was a recall for 30mgs and 60mgs Morphine Sulfate tablets manufactured by the Ethex Corporation back in June, this is due to the danger of overdosing with the tablets. They could release too much medication at once, which could be fatal.

If you are wondering why the recall was so long ago and why you are just now hearing about it, it is more than likely because your pharmacy purchased their Morphine stock quite awhile ago. When they order their medications, they usually sit on the shelves for awhile, before they are ever opened and used, unless it is a very popular medication.

Since they are required to provide you with a prescription that is still good for a year after you pick it up, it is highly possible they purchased it months ago and just now checked the lot numbers and realized it had been recalled.

If you have doubts, then call your pharmacy back and double check the information.

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