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Drug product

Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets, USP 500 mg, 1000 tablets, Rx Only Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai - 400 013, India, Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Montvale, NJ NDC 67877-217-10

D-0163-2017

November 02, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Ascend Laboratories LLC
Event
Event 75698
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1739 bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0163-2017

Official wording

Reason: Presence of Foreign Tablets/Capsules; report of Amlodipine Tablets found in 1000 count bottles of Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets USP

Code information: Lot 6121056, exp 5/2019

Distribution pattern: AL, FL, GA, SC & TN

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    Foreign Tablets