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Drug product

Amoxicillin Capsules USP 500 mg, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz GmbH for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, Rx only. Manufactured in 500 ct (NDC 0781-2613-05) and 30 ct (NDC 0781-2613-31) bottles.

D-268-2013

April 18, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Sandoz Incorporated
Event
Event 64936
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
8286 x 30 ct, 37108 x 500 ct. bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-268-2013

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Foreign Substance, Sandoz is recalling certain lots of Amoxicillin Capsules, USP 500 mg due to potential contamination with fragments of stainless steel wire mesh.

Code information: CK2003, CK2004 exp. 04/15, CR4110, CR4111, CS2983, CS2986, CS2988, CS2989, CS2990, CS2991, CS2992, CS2993, CS2994 exp. 07/15, CK3616, CK3617 exp. 04/15

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Foreign Substance