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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Alendronate Sodium Tablets, USP, 70 mg*, 4-count blisters per carton, Rx only, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd., Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol-389 350, Gujarat, India; Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Cranbury, NJ 08512; NDC 41616-638-68, UPC 3 41616 63868 4.

D-0735-2016

February 11, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Sun Pharma Global Fze
Event
Event 73420
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
381,120 cartons
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0735-2016

Official wording

Reason: Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Observed levels of highest unknown impurity exceeding specification limit at the 3 month stability time point.

Code information: Lot #s: JKP2234A, JKP2235A, Exp 04/17

Distribution pattern: Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications