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Drug product

Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets USP 500 mg, 60 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Goa INDIA NDC 68180-336-07

D-1384-2020

July 07, 2020

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Event
Event 85998
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
59,568 bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1384-2020

Official wording

Reason: CGMP Deviations: FDA analysis detected N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) impurity above the acceptable intake level

Code information: Batch # G808293 Aug-20 G808284 Aug-20 G808285 Aug-20 G808343 Aug-20 G901201 Dec-20 G901202 Dec-20 G906915 Jul-21 G906913 Jul-21 G906914 Jul-21 G002135 Jan-22 G002849 Feb-22

Distribution pattern: Product was distributed throughout the United States.

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    NDMA) impurity
  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    CGMP Deviations