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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Drug product

Janumet (sitagliptin and metformin HCl) tablets, 50 mg/500 mg, 14-count bottle, packaged as 2 bottles per carton , Sample-Not For Sale, Rx Only, Manufactured for Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889, USA, by Patheon Puerto Rico, Inc. Manati, Puerto Rico, 00674 Bottle (NDC 0006-0575-02), Carton (NDC 0006-0575-03)

D-0746-2022

March 31, 2022

Class II

Product summary

Firm
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP
Event
Event 89893
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
3600 cartons
Official record key
drug-enforcement:D-0746-2022

Official wording

Reason: Presence of foreign substance: Presence of stainless steel particulates in tablets.

Code information: Lot: U015824, Exp. 09/22.

Distribution pattern: Nationwide in the USA

Derived failure modes

  • Foreign material or chemical contamination

    reason.foreign_material_chemical_contamination · v1.0.0

    foreign substance