FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-1120-2019

Product

Pravastatin Sodium Tablets USP, 20 mg, 500-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Plot No. 2, Phase-2, Pharma zone SEZ, Pithampur, Dist-Dhar, Madhya Pradesh 454 775, India. Manufactured for: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA Mahwah, NJ 07430. NDC 68462-196-05

Brand name
Pravastatin Sodium
Generic name
Pravastatin Sodium
Active ingredient
Pravastatin Sodium
Route
Oral
NDCs
68462-195, 68462-196, 68462-197, 68462-198
FDA application
ANDA077987
Affected lot / code info
Lot 17181491 Exp. Aug. 2021

Why it was recalled

Presence Of Foreign Tablet: in a bottle of Pravastatin Sodium Tablets 20 mg.

Recalling firm

Firm
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
750 Corporate Dr, N/A, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2009

Distribution

Quantity
2076 500-count Bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide in the USA

Timeline

Recall initiated
2019-03-25
FDA classified
2019-04-11
Posted by FDA
2019-04-17
Terminated
2020-09-14
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1120-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.