Voluntary nationwide recall: Betaxolol

Immediately: Billing team must work with pharmacy and clinical staff to identify all patients with active prescriptions for Betaxolol 10 mg from lot 17853A (NDC 10702-0013-01). Contact affected patients and providers to halt use and arrange replacement medications. Update patient records in billing/EHR system to flag this lot as recalled. Do NOT process claims for this specific lot. Coordinate with pharmacy for return/replacement of affected medication. Provide patients with KVK-Tech contact information (215-579-1842 Ext: 6002) and FDA recall website. Document all recall-related communications in patient charts. No claims processing delays should occur, but ensure medication substitutions are properly authorized and billed under new prescriptions if needed.