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Drug product

Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 1000 mg, Rx only, 1000 count tablets per Bottle, Manufactured by: Cadila Healthcare LTD. Ahmedabad, India, Distributed by: Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. Pennington, NJ 08534, NDC 68382-030-10.

D-1428-2012

March 14, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc
Event
Event 62605
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1176 Bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1428-2012

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Foreign Substance(s): A product complaint was received from a pharmacist who discovered that several tablets displayed brown specks. The same complainant also reported that metal shaving like material was observed on the surface of one tablet.

Code information: Lot #: ML9605 Exp. 10/2013

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Foreign Substance