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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Westminister Irbesartan Tablets, USP, 150 mg, (a) 30-count bottle (NDC 69367-120-01), (b) 90-count bottle (NDC 69367-120-03), Rx Only, Manufactured by ScieGen Pharmaceuticals Inc. Hauppauge, NY 11755, Manufactured for Westminster Pharmaceuticals LLC Olive Branch, MS 20854, Made in the USA.

D-0268-2019

October 29, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc
Event
Event 81458
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
5,061 HDPE bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0268-2019

Official wording

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

Code information: 69367-120-01 Irbesartan 150mg Tablets, 30 count bottle B161005A Sep-19 C161002A Feb-20 69367-120-03 Irbesartan 150mg Tablets, 90 count bottle B161005B Sep-19 C161002B Feb-20

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