FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-0135-2017

Product

Clonazepam Tablets, USP, 0.5 mg, packaged in a)100- count unit dose box of 10 x 10 blister cards (NDC 51079-881-20) and b) 300-count unit dose box of 10 x 30 punch cards (NDC 51079-881-56), Rx only, Manufactured by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc, Morgantown, WV, 26505

Affected lot / code info
Lot#: a) 3061779, Exp 11/16; 3071447, Exp 04/17; b)3071789, Exp 04/17

Why it was recalled

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: out of specification result for Clonazepam Related Compound (RC) A (a known impurity) at 15 month timepoint.

Recalling firm

Firm
Mylan Institutional, Inc. (d.b.a. UDL Laboratories)
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1718 Northrock Ct, Rockford, Illinois 61103-1201

Distribution

Quantity
1,182 unit dose cards of 300 (10 punch cards of 30 tablets each) and 52,618 unit dose blister cards (10 cards of 10 tablets each)
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-09-28
FDA classified
2016-11-10
Posted by FDA
2016-11-16
Terminated
2018-08-28
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0135-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.