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Drug product

Valsartan Tablets, USP 80 mg, 90-count bottle (NDC 0591-2168-19), 1000-count bottle (NDC 0591-2168-10), Rx Only, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Arrow Pharma (Malta) Ltd. India, Distributed by: Actavis Pharma, Inc. Parsippany, NJ 07054

D-0987-2018

July 16, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
Event
Event 80538
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
30,793 90-count bottles, 1,158 1000-count bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0987-2018

Official wording

Reason: CGMP Deviations: Carcinogen impurity detected in API used to manufacture drug product.

Code information: Lot Numbers: NDC 0591-2168-19 1175947M, 1175948M, 1177115A, 1219361A, 1240434M, 1250704M NDC 0591-2168-10 1177114A, 1219360M, 1250706A

Distribution pattern: Product was distributed throughout the United States, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    CGMP Deviations