FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-0802-2018

Product

Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Tablets USP, 800 mg/160 mg, Rx Only, 500-count bottle, Mfg. by: Frontida BioPharm, Inc., 1100 Orthodox St., Philadelphia, PA 19124, Dist, by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Cranbury, NJ 08512. NDC 53489-146-05

Brand name
Sulfamethoxazole And Trimethoprim
Generic name
Sulfamethoxazole And Trimethoprim
Active ingredients
Sulfamethoxazole, Trimethoprim
Route
Oral
NDCs
53489-145, 53489-146
FDA application
ANDA071017
Affected lot / code info
Lot 6848501, EXP 04/2020

Why it was recalled

Presence of Foreign Substance:Sun Pharma is recalling one (1) lot of Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Tablets USP, 800 mg/160 mg (500 ct.) because a foreign matter identified as polyethylene was detected in two (2) tablets.

Recalling firm

Firm
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Address
270 Prospect Plains Rd, Cranbury, New Jersey 08512-3605

Distribution

Quantity
1,908 500-count bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide in the USA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2018-04-19
FDA classified
2018-05-11
Posted by FDA
2018-05-23
Terminated
2019-02-28
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-0802-2018. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.

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