FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-0012-2016

Product

FUROSEMIDE Tablets USP, 40 mg, 1000-count bottle, Rx only, Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Laboratories, Roxane Laboratories, Inc., Columbus, OH 43216, NDC 0054-4299-31, UPC 3 0054-4299-31 2.

Brand name
Furosemide
Generic name
Furosemide
Active ingredient
Furosemide
Route
Oral
NDCs
0054-3294, 0054-4297, 0054-8297, 0054-4299, 0054-8299, 0054-4301, 0054-8301, 0054-3298
FDA application
ANDA070434
Affected lot / code info
Lot #: 559310P, Exp 02/17; 559664B, Exp 04/17

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations: The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) intended for use in furosemide oral solution USP was inadvertently used to manufacture the recalled furosemide tablets USP.

Recalling firm

Firm
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Inc
Manufacturer
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Notification channel
N/A
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1809 Wilson Rd, N/A, Columbus, Ohio 43228-9579

Distribution

Quantity
5,160 bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Timeline

Recall initiated
2015-09-25
FDA classified
2015-10-09
Posted by FDA
2015-10-21
Terminated
2016-02-19
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0012-2016. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.