FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-0287-2019

Product

Quetiapine Tablets USP 400 mg, 100 tablet bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., Mumbai - 400 013, India. Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC Parsippany, NJ 07054 --- NDC 67877-248-01, UPC code: 3 67877-248-01 1

Brand name
Quetiapine
Generic name
Quetiapine
Active ingredient
Quetiapine Fumarate
Route
Oral
NDCs
67877-242, 67877-249, 67877-250, 67877-245, 67877-246, 67877-247, 67877-248
FDA application
ANDA201504
Affected lot / code info
Lot 7143908, exp Nov 2020

Why it was recalled

Presence of Foreign Substance; metal shard found in tablet

Recalling firm

Firm
Ascend Laboratories LLC
Manufacturer
Ascend Laboratories, LLC
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
339 Jefferson Rd Ste 101, N/A, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054-3707

Distribution

Quantity
N/A
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2018-11-14
FDA classified
2018-11-28
Posted by FDA
2018-12-05
Terminated
2020-03-30
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0287-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.