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Drug product

Losartan Potassium Tablets USP 50 mg 50 tablets (5x10) Unit Dose Rx Only NDC 50268-517-15 Manufactured for: AvKARE Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478

D-1249-2019

April 24, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
AVKARE Inc.
Event
Event 82706
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1438 cartons (71,900 tablets)
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1249-2019

Official wording

Reason: CGMP Deviations: FDA lab confirmed presence of an impurity, N-Methylnitrosobutyric acid (NMBA) in the finished product above the interim acceptable daily intake level of 0.96 parts per million.

Code information: Lot: 20121 Exp. 6/30/2019

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    impurity, N-Methylnitrosobutyric acid (NMBA
  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    CGMP Deviations