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Drug product

Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP, 100mg/12.5mg, a) 90-count (NDC: 13668-117-90), b) 1000-count (NDC: 13668-117-10), per bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Torrent Pharmaceuticals LTD, Indrad-382 721, Dist. Mehsana India

D-1268-2019

April 18, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Torrent Pharma Inc.
Event
Event 82661
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
54,084 bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1268-2019

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.

Code information: Count, lots, expiry: [90-count bottle] Lot BX35D024, exp 1/31/2020; BEF8D060, BEF8D061, BEF8D062, BEF8D063, BEF8D064, exp 11/30/2020; [1000-count bottle] Lot BEF8D059, exp 11/30/2020; Lots BEF8E004, BEF8E005, exp 1/31/2021

Distribution pattern: Nationwide USA and Puerto Rico

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