Product Recalls and Withdrawals (definition)

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ψ	Product Recalls and Withdrawals

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Definition: The removal of a consumer product from the market place. The reason for the removal can be due a variety of causes, including the discovery of a manufacturing defect, a safety issue with the product's use, or marketing decisions.

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Examples Drug Recalls; Medical Device Recalls; Safety-Based Drug Withdrawals; Safety-Based Medical Device Withdrawals

Other names Withdrawals, Product; Withdrawals, Market; Recalls, Product; Product Withdrawal; Product Recall; Market Withdrawal; Product Withdrawals; Product Recalls; Market Withdrawals

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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