Quick answers
- What is Librax?
- Librax is a brand name of Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and clidinium bromide, a prescription medicine. The FDA NDC Directory lists 1 Librax product in 1 strength and form.
- Who makes Librax?
- Bausch holds the FDA application for Librax (NDA012750, approved September 1, 1966).
- Is there a generic or store brand of Librax?
- Yes. The FDA NDC Directory lists 17 other products with the same active ingredients, strength and form as a Librax product, 17 of them generic. Ask your pharmacist whether one is right for you.
- Has Librax been recalled?
- FDA enforcement reports list 1 recall of Librax products; the newest started April 18, 2015. A recall usually concerns specific lots, not every product.
What Librax is
Each Librax product as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, by active ingredient, strength and form, with its official label. “Same medicine, other names” counts the other products with exactly the same active ingredients, strength and form (generic versions, store brands and other brands); inactive ingredients can differ.
Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and clidinium bromide · prescription medicine
| Strength and form | Product names | Same medicine, other names | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride 5 mg · clidinium bromide 2.5 mg capsule (oral) | Librax | 17 products, 12 companies | DailyMed |
Its page lists every product and company, the FDA label’s uses and boxed warning, approvals, shortages and recalls: Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride and clidinium bromide →
FDA approval
- NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
| Application | Holder | First approved | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDA012750 | Bausch | September 1, 1966 | 1 |
Companies that list Librax
The company named on the package (holder, repackager or distributor), as listed in the FDA NDC Directory, with its number of Librax products.
- Bausch Health US, LLC1 product
Recalls
From FDA enforcement reports, matched by the product’s NDC code or label. A recall usually covers specific lots: check the lot number on your package and ask your pharmacist. Do not stop a medicine on your own.
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April 18, 2015 · Class III · Terminated · D-1034-2016
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications
Librax (5 mg chlordiazepoxide HCl and 2.5 mg clidinium bromide) capsules, 100-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured in Canada by: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Steinbach, MB R5G 1Z7 Canada; Manufactured for: — Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC
Sources
- NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug labeling (SPL, openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
- NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026 — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data.medicaid.gov, list of November 4, 2026, retrieved November 7, 2026
Which names get a brand page: a name the NDC Directory lists for a medicine, held by one company (the FDA application holder, or the company named on most of its products), that is not just a description, and that is not the only product of its medicine.