FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-1375-2019

Product

Memantine Hydrochloride Oral Solution, 2 mg/mL, Rx Only, 12 FL. oz.. bottle, NDC: 13668-573-09, Manufactured By Bio-Pharm Inc., Levittown, PA 19057, Manufactured for Torrent Pharma Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ 07920.

Affected lot / code info
Lot #: 18F026, Exp. 06/2020.

Why it was recalled

cGMP Deviations: Potential product contamination with Burkholderia cepacia (B.cepacia) and Ralstonia pickettii (R. pickettii).

Recalling firm

Firm
Torrent Pharma Inc
Notification channel
Letter
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
2091 Hartel Ave, N/A, Levittown, Pennsylvania 19057-4506

Distribution

Quantity
264 bottles
Distribution pattern
Product was distributed to 9 distributors, direct accounts and relabelers who may have further distributed the product throughout the United States.

Timeline

Recall initiated
2019-05-21
FDA classified
2019-06-13
Posted by FDA
2019-06-19
Terminated
2020-10-06
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1375-2019. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.