FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-0223-2018

Product

Simvastatin Tablets, USP, 40 mg, 1000-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Piscataway, NJ 08854, Manufactured by: Hetero (trademark), Hetero Labs Limited, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad - 500 055, India, NDC 31722-513-10

Brand name
Simvastatin
Generic name
Simvastatin
Active ingredient
Simvastatin
Route
Oral
NDCs
31722-510, 31722-511, 31722-512, 31722-513, 31722-514
FDA application
ANDA200895
Affected lot / code info
Lot #: E171280, Exp 06/19

Why it was recalled

Presence of foreign substance: metallic razor blade was found in one bottle.

Recalling firm

Firm
Hetero Labs, Ltd. - Unit III
Manufacturer
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
Plot 22-110, Part Ii, Ida, Rangareddy, Jeedimetla, Hyderabad, N/A N/A, India

Distribution

Quantity
N/A
Distribution pattern
U.S.A. nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-12-22
FDA classified
2018-01-16
Posted by FDA
2018-01-24
Terminated
2018-03-23
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0223-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.