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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Lovastatin Tablets USP, 40 mg, packaged in a) 60-count (NDC 68180-469-07 and b) 100-count (NDC 68180-469-01) bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland 21202; Manufactured by: Lupin Limited, Goa 403 722 INDIA.

D-0513-2019

February 13, 2019

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Event
Event 82126
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
44,640 bottles
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0513-2019

Official wording

Reason: CGMP Deviations: Finished product made with lovastatin drug substance that was out of specification for individual impurity results.

Code information: Lot #: a) G702755, Exp March 2020; b) G702756, Exp March 2020

Distribution pattern: Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico.

Derived failure modes

  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    CGMP Deviations
  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    out of specification