FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-1095-2017

Product

Entecavir Tablets 0.5 mg, 30 tablets per container, Rx Only, Manufactured for: Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Piscataway, NJ 08854. By: Hetero Labs Limited, Unit V, Polepally, Jadcherla, Mahaboob Nagar - 509 301, India. NDC 31722-833-30

Brand name
Entecavir
Generic name
Entecavir
Active ingredient
Entecavir Anhydrous
Route
Oral
NDCs
31722-833, 31722-834
FDA application
ANDA205740
Affected lot / code info
Lot # ENT17008, Exp 01/2019

Why it was recalled

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specification: single unknown impurity OOS 0.33% (Limit:NMT 0.20%W/W) at the three month stability point.

Recalling firm

Firm
Hetero USA Inc
Manufacturer
Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1035 Centennial Ave, N/A, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-4124

Distribution

Quantity
5664 bottles
Distribution pattern
NJ

Timeline

Recall initiated
2017-07-20
FDA classified
2017-08-16
Posted by FDA
2017-08-23
Terminated
2019-02-27
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1095-2017. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.