FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-0453-2017

Product

Finasteride Tablets, USP 5 mg, 90-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for : Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Piscataway, NJ 08854 By: Hetero Hetero Labs, Unit V Polepally, Jadcheria, Mahaboob Nagar - 509 301, India Limited NDC 31722-525-90

Brand name
Finasteride
Generic name
Finasteride
Active ingredient
Finasteride
Route
Oral
NDC
31722-525
FDA application
ANDA090061
Affected lot / code info
Lot #: FIN16002, Exp. 03/2018

Why it was recalled

Failed Tablet/Capsule Specification: Tablets were found to be twice the thickness in one lot of product.

Recalling firm

Firm
Hetero Drugs Ltd. - Unit 1
Manufacturer
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
Plot Nos. 213, 214, 255, Bonthapally Village, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District, N/A N/A, India

Distribution

Quantity
20,412 units
Distribution pattern
NJ only.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2016-12-29
FDA classified
2017-01-31
Posted by FDA
2017-02-08
Terminated
2017-07-11
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0453-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.