{"id":604505,"date":"2026-04-24T23:03:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/604505\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:03:38","slug":"popular-anxiety-xanax-drug-recalled-nationwide-how-to-check-if-your-prescription-is-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/604505\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular anxiety Xanax drug recalled nationwide: How to check if your prescription is included"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"A white oblong pill with \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1242\" height=\"828\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21cfd775bd8b96489d5ab1093c179cdd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bottles of Xanax have been recalled after failing a quality control test, according to the Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Bottles of Xanax \u2013 one of the most widely-prescribed medications for anxiety \u2013 have been recalled after failing a quality-control test, according to the Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n<p>Viatris, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical firm, in March initiated a voluntary recall of its 60-tablet bottles of Xanax, citing \u201cfailed dissolution specifications,\u201d food safety regulators said.<\/p>\n<p>That means a drug has failed a quality control test, implying the Xanax does not deliver the correct dosage over time and is not being properly absorbed.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Bottles of Xanax have been recalled after failing a quality control test, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Soni's \u2013 stock.adobe.com\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5c088122bf8db3a3f54809562f5d0745.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bottles of Xanax have been recalled after failing a quality control test, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Soni&#8217;s \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the FDA classified it as a Class II recall, meaning use of the product may cause \u201ctemporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The recalled bottles of Xanax were distributed nationwide between Aug. 27, 2024, and May 29, 2025, according to the California State Board of Pharmacy.<\/p>\n<p>Patients should check their bottles for lot #8177156 and an expiration date of Feb. 28, 2027, to see if their prescriptions are included in the recall.<\/p>\n<p>The California State Board said the recall was made \u201cout of an abundance of caution,\u201d adding it is not aware of any reports of adverse reactions.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The recalled bottles of Xanax were distributed nationwide. desertsands \u2013 stock.adobe.com\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fedec0c474ca556e4c0a45e3f25fb6de.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The recalled bottles of Xanax were distributed nationwide. desertsands \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n<p>Xanax is a benzodiazepine, or sedative, often used to treat panic and anxiety disorders over a short-term basis.<\/p>\n<p>Viatris did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bottles of Xanax have been recalled after failing a quality control test, according to the Food and Drug&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":604506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[10474,97,243,239040],"class_list":["post-604505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-medication","tag-food-and-drug-administration","tag-health","tag-medication","tag-xanax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}