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Drug product

Westminister Irbesartan Tablets, USP, 75 mg (a) 30-count bottle (NDC 69367-119-01), (b) 90-count bottle (NDC 69367-119-03), Rx Only, Manufactured by ScieGen Pharmaceuticals Inc Hauppauge, NY 11755 Manufactured for Westminister Pharmaceuticals LLC Olive Branch, MS 20854 Made in the USA

D-0267-2019

October 29, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Sciegen Pharmaceuticals Inc
Event
Event 81458
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
2,977 HDPE bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0267-2019

Official wording

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

Code information: 69367-119-01 Irbesartan 75mg Tablets, 30 count bottle B160002A Sep-19 69367-119-03 Irbesartan 75mg Tablets, 90 count bottle B160002B Sep-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