FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-1041-2019

Product

Losartan Potassium Tablets USP, 25 mg, Rx only, a) 90 count (NDC 31722-700-90), b) 500 count (NDC 31722-700-05) and c) 1000 count (NDC 31722-700-05) bottles, Manufactured for: Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Piscataway, NJ 08854 By: Hetero Hetero Labs Limited, Unit V, Polepally, Jadcherla, Mahaboob Nagar -509 301, India

Brand name
Losartan Potassium
Generic name
Losartan Potassium
Active ingredient
Losartan Potassium
Route
Oral
NDCs
31722-700, 31722-701, 31722-702
FDA application
ANDA203835
Affected lot / code info
a) LOP17026B, LOP17050, LOP1705, LOP17052, LOP17053, Exp. Sep-19; LOP17061, Exp. Oct-19; LOP18035, LOP18036, Exp. Dec-19; b) LOP17026, Exp. Sep-19; c) LOP17006, Exp. May-19, LOP17025, Exp. Sep-19, LOP17068, Exp, Oct-19, LOP18037, LOP18038, LOP18039, Exp. Dec-19, LOP18057, Exp. Jan-20

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations; trace amounts of N-Nitroso N-Methyl 4-amino butyric acid (NMBA) detected in the active pharmaceutical ingredient

Recalling firm

Firm
Camber Pharmaceuticals Inc
Manufacturer
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Notification channel
Press Release
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1031 Centennial Ave, N/A, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-4125

Distribution

Quantity
351,732 bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide

Timeline

Recall initiated
2019-02-28
FDA classified
2019-03-21
Posted by FDA
2019-03-27
Status
Ongoing

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1041-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.