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Drug product

Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP 100 mg/12.5 mg 90 Tablets, USP Manufactured for: Macleods Pharma USA inc. Plainsboro, NJ 08536 Manufactured by: Macleods Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA NDC 33342-051-10

D-1460-2019

June 20, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Macleods Pharma Usa Inc
Event
Event 83151
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
29106 bottles (2,619,540 tablets)
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-1460-2019

Official wording

Reason: CGMP Deviations: impurity for N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA) detected in the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) used to manufacture finished products.

Code information: BLL801A Dec-19 BLL802A Dec-19 BLL803A Dec-19

Distribution pattern: Nationwide

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    impurity for N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA
  • Manufacturing or process control

    reason.manufacturing_process_control · v1.0.0

    CGMP Deviations