FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class III

Class IIID-1245-2019

Product

Morphine Sulfate Extended-Release Tablets, 60 mg, 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Novel Laboratories, Inc. Somerset, NJ 08873 Manufactured for: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Baltimore, MD 21202 NDC 43386-542-01

Brand name
Morphine Sulfate
Generic name
Morphine Sulfate
Active ingredient
Morphine Sulfate
Route
Oral
NDCs
43386-540, 43386-541, 43386-542, 43386-543, 43386-544
FDA application
ANDA203602
Affected lot / code info
Lot#: S700222 Exp. Apr 30 2019 ; S800233 Exp, Feb 29 2020

Why it was recalled

Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications

Recalling firm

Firm
LUPIN SOMERSET
Manufacturer
Lupin Pharmaceuticals,Inc.
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
400 Campus Dr, N/A, Somerset, New Jersey 08873-1145

Distribution

Quantity
10,284 bottles
Distribution pattern
Product was shipped to 5 wholesalers and one Supermarket Chain who may have further distributed the product throughout the United States.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2019-04-10
FDA classified
2019-04-25
Posted by FDA
2019-05-01
Terminated
2022-10-14
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1245-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.

Class III recall: Morphine Sulfate · FDA Drug Recalls