FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-0610-2017

Product

Famciclovir tablets, 500 mg, packaged in 30-count unit dose cartons, Rx only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc., Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 50268-307-13

Affected lot / code info
Lot #15152, Exp. 02/2018

Why it was recalled

Failed impurities/ degradation specifications: Product was above specification for unknown impurities.

Recalling firm

Firm
AVKARE Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
615 N 1st St, Pulaski, Tennessee 38478-2403

Distribution

Quantity
116 cartons
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-02-15
FDA classified
2017-03-22
Posted by FDA
2017-03-29
Terminated
2022-06-01
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0610-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.