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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

AMITIZA (lubiprostone) capsules 8 mcg. 60-count bottle, Rx Only. Marketed by: Sucampo Pharma Americas, LLC, Rockville MD 20850 and Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. Deerfield, IL 60015. Active Ingredient made in Japan, encapsulated in the United States. NDC 64764-080-60

D-0286-2019

November 06, 2018

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.
Event
Event 81518
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
69,075 60-count bottles (4,144,500 capsules)
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0286-2019

Official wording

Reason: Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications:Elevated levels of a known impurity in the 20-month stability sample testing.

Code information: Lot # 3098628-61, exp. date 02/28/2021

Distribution pattern: Product was distributed to 32 distributors throughout the United States.

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications