FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-0258-2025

Product

Livalo (pitavatstatin) tablets, 4 mg, 90-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: Patheon, Inc. Cincinnati, OH 45237 USA or by Kowa Company, Ltd, Nagoya, 462-0024 Japan, Marketed by Kowa Pharmaceuticals: Kowa Pharmaceuticals America Inc., Montgomery, AL 36117 USA NDC 66869-404-90 HDPE Bottle, congregated into a shrink wrapped 6-pack further congregated into 24 6-packs in a cardboard case

Brand name
Livalo
Generic name
Pitavastatin Calcium
Active ingredient
Pitavastatin Calcium
Route
Oral
NDCs
66869-104, 66869-204, 66869-404
FDA application
NDA022363
Affected lot / code info
Lot#: 3231300, Exp 8/2027

Why it was recalled

Presence of foreign tablets/capsules

Recalling firm

Firm
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America
Manufacturer
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
530 Industrial Park Blvd, Montgomery, Alabama 36117-5543

Distribution

Quantity
5,328 Bottles
Distribution pattern
PA, OH, and TX

Timeline

Recall initiated
2025-02-24
FDA classified
2025-03-07
Posted by FDA
2025-03-19
Status
Completed

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0258-2025. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.