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Drug product

GSMS Irbesartan Tablets, USP, 150 mg, (a) 30-count bottle (NDC 60429-641-30), (b) 90-count bottle (NDC 60429-641-90), Rx Only, Manufactured by ScieGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Hauppauge, NY 11788, Marketed by: GSMS Incorporated Camarillo, CA 93012 USA.

D-0271-2019

October 29, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc
Event
Event 81458
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
18,760 HDPE bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0271-2019

Official wording

Reason: CGMP Deviations: FDA laboratory testing confirmed presence of an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDEA) in product.

Code information: 60429-641-90 Irbesartan 150mg Tablets, 90 Count Bottle B161003 Sep-19 B161004 Sep-19 B161006 Sep-19 B161007 Sep-19 B161008 Nov-19 B161009 Nov-19 B161010 Nov-19 C161001 Feb-20 C161003 May-20 60429-641-30 Irbesartan 150mg Tablets, 30 Count Bottle GS019526 Nov-19 GS020252 Nov-19 GS020958 Nov-19

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDEA
  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    CGMP Deviations