FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-0170-2021

Product

Auryxia (ferric citrate) tablets, 210 mg, 200-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for and distributed by: KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC., One Marina Park Drive, 12th Floor, Boston, MA 02210, NDC 59922-631-01

Brand name
Auryxia
Generic name
Ferric Citrate
Active ingredient
Tetraferric Tricitrate Decahydrate
Route
Oral
NDC
59922-631
FDA application
NDA205874
Affected lot / code info
Lot Number: 9062, exp. date Feb 2021

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations

Recalling firm

Firm
Akebia Therapeutics dba Keryx Biopharmaceutials, Inc
Manufacturer
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
245 1st St, N/A, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142-1200

Distribution

Quantity
2,170 bottles
Distribution pattern
The product was distributed by two major distributors who further distributed the product nationwide and one specialty pharmacy.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2020-12-09
FDA classified
2020-12-18
Posted by FDA
2020-12-30
Terminated
2021-09-01
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0170-2021. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.

Class II recall: Auryxia · FDA Drug Recalls