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Drug product

Irbesartan Bulk Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient.

D-0127-2019

October 24, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Aurobindo Pharma Limited (Unit I)
Event
Event 81442
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1724.8 kgs.
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0127-2019

Official wording

Reason: CGMP Deviation: Presence of NDEA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine), a carcinogen impurity, detected in the active ingredient.

Code information: Manufacturing batch numbers: 1601100782, dispatch batch number 1601101589, exp. date 12/01/2018 1601100783, dispatch batch number 1601101590, exp. date 12/01/2018 1701111861, dispatch batch number 1701113404, exp. date 09/01/2020 1701112170, dispatch batch number 1701113405, exp. date 09/01/2020 1701112501, dispatch batch number 1701113406, exp. date 09/01/2020 1701112056, dispatch batch number 1701113407, exp. date 09/01/2020 1701112558, dispatch batch number 1701114283, exp. date 10/01/2020 1701112559, dispatch batch number 1701114285, exp. date 10/01/2020 1701112589, dispatch batch number 1701114286, exp. date 10/01/2020 1701113300, dispatch batch number 1701114289, exp. date 10/01/2020 1701113301, dispatch batch number 1701114291, exp. date 10/01/2020 1701113302, dispatch batch number 1701114708, exp. date 10/01/2020 1701113312, dispatch batch number 1701114709, exp. date 10/01/2020 1701115460, dispatch batch number 1701117039, exp. date 11/01/2020 1701115974, dispatch batch number 1701117040, exp. date 11/01/2020 1701115460, dispatch batch number 1701117041, exp. date 11/01/2020 1701115738, dispatch batch number 1701117042, exp. date 11/01/2020 1701115739, dispatch batch number 1701117043, exp. date 11/01/2020 1701115740, dispatch batch number 1701117044, exp. date 11/01/2020 1701115741, dispatch batch number 1701117045, exp. date 11/01/2020 1701115742, dispatch batch number 1701117046, exp. date 11/01/2020

Distribution pattern: Product was distributed to one customer in NY.

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    NDEA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine), a carcinogen impurity
  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    CGMP Deviation