SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC: Drug Recall

Recall #D-0372-2021 · 05/04/2021

Class II: Risk

Recall Details

Recall Number: D-0372-2021
Classification: Class II
Product Type: Drug
Recalling Firm: SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC
Status: Terminated
Date Initiated: 05/04/2021
Location: Princeton, NJ, United States
Voluntary/Mandated: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity: 50868 bottles

Reason for Recall

Presence of foreign substance: identified as activated carbon.

Product Description

Metformin HCl Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, packaged in 500-count bottles, Rx only, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol-389 350, Gujarat, India, NDC 62756-142-02.

Distribution Pattern

USA Nationwide

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