FDA Drug Recalls

Recalls / Class II

Class IID-1511-2014

Product

Cephalexin Capsules, USP, 500 mg, packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 62756-294-88) and b) 500-count bottles (NDC 62756-294-13), Rx only, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd., Acme Plaza, Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai-400 059, India.

Affected lot / code info
Lot #: a) AGL0058B, AGL0059B, AGL0060B, AGL0061B, Exp 06/14; AGL0062B, AGL0063B, AGL0064B, Exp 07/14; AGL0083B, AGL0084B, AGL0085B, AGL0086B, AGL0087B, AGL0088B, AGL0089B, AGL0090B, Exp 08/14; AGL0120B, AGL0121B, AGL0122B, AGL0123B, Exp 11/14; AGM0001B, AGM0002B, AGM0003B, AGM0004B, Exp 12/14; AGM0021B, AGM0022B, AGM0023B, AGM0024B, Exp 01/15; AGM0031B, AGM0032B, AGM0033B, AGM0034B, Exp 02/15; AGM0053B, AGM0054B, AGM0055B, AGM0056B, Exp 03/15; AGM0075B, AGM0076B, AGM0077B, AGM0078B, Exp 04/15; AGM0091B, AGM0092B, AGM0093B, AGM0094B, Exp 05/15; AGM0118B, AGM0119B, AGM0120B, AGM0121B, Exp 07/15; AGM0138B, AGM0144B, AGM0145B, AGM0146B, Exp 08/15; AGM0164B, AGM0165B, AGM0166B, Exp 09/15; b) AGL0065A, AGL0066A, AGL0067A, AGL0068A, AGL0069A, AGL0070A, AGL0071A, AGL0072A, AGL0073A, AGL0074A, AGL0075A, AGL0076A, Exp 07/14; AGL0077A, AGL0078A, AGL0079A, AGL0080A, AGL0081A, AGL0082A, AGL0091A, Exp 08/14; AGL0106A, AGL0107A, AGL0108A, AGL0109A, AGL0110A, AGL0111A, Exp 09/14; AGL0113A, AGL0114A, AGL0115A, AGL0116A, AGL0117A, AGL0118A, AGL0119A, Exp 10/14; AGL0124A, AGL0125A, AGL0126A, AGL0127A, AGL0128A, AGL0129A, AGL0130A, AGL0131A, AGL0132A, AGL0133A, AGL0134A, Exp 11/14; AGM0005A, AGM0006A, AGM0007A, AGM0008A, AGM0009A, AGM0010A, AGM0011A, AGM0012A, AGM0013A, AGM0014A, AGM0015A, AGM0016A, Exp 12/14; AGM0017A, AGM0018A, AGM0019A, AGM0020A, AGM0025A, AGM0026A, AGM0027A, AGM0028A, AGM0029A, AGM0030A, Exp 01/15; AGM0035A, AGM0036A, AGM0037A, AGM0038A, AGM0039A, AGM0040A, AGM0041A, AGM0042A, AGM0043A, AGM0044A, AGM0045A, AGM0046A, AGM0047A, AGM0048A, Exp 02/15; AGM0049A, AGM0050A, AGM0051A, AGM0052A, AGM0057A, AGM0058A, AGM0059A, AGM0060A, AGM0061A, AGM0062A, AGM0063A, AGM0064A, AGM0065A, AGM0066A, Exp 03/15; AGM0079A, AGM0080A, AGM0081A, AGM0082A, AGM0083A, AGM0084A, Exp 04/15; AGM0087A, AGM0088A, AGM0089A, AGM0090A, AGM0095A, AGM0096A, AGM0097A, AGM0098A, AGM0099A, Exp 05/15; AGM0100A, AGM0101A, AGM0102A, AGM0103A, AGM0104A, AGM0105A, AGM0106A, AGM0107A, AGM0108A, AGM0109A, AGM0110A, AGM0111A, AGM0112A, AGM0113A, AGM0114A, AGM0115A, AGM0116A, AGM0117A, AGM0122A, AGM0123A, AGM0124A, AGM0133A, AGM0134A, Exp Date: 2015-07-31; Lot # AGM0135A, Exp Date: 2015-07-31; Lot # AGM0136A, Exp 07/15; AGM0137A, AGM0139A, AGM0140A, AGM0141A, AGM0142A, AGM0143A, AGM0147A, AGM0148A, AGM0149A, AGM0150A, AGM0151A, AGM0152A, AGM0153A, AGM0154A, AGM0155A, AGM0156A, AGM0157A, Exp 08/15; AGM0167A, AGM0168A, Exp 09/15

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations: These products are being recalled because they were manufactured with active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that were not manufactured with good manufacturing practices.

Recalling firm

Firm
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd.
Notification channel
Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Address
1150 Elijah McCoy Dr, N/A, Detroit, Michigan 48202-3344

Distribution

Quantity
a) 43,585 bottles; b) 296,968 bottles
Distribution pattern
Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Timeline

Recall initiated
2014-06-26
FDA classified
2014-08-01
Posted by FDA
2014-08-13
Terminated
2015-03-09
Status
Terminated

Source: openFDA Drug Enforcement endpoint. Recall record D-1511-2014. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.