FDA recall D-0009-2018

Product

Famotidine tablets, 10 mg, packaged in 30-count bottle, OTC, labeled as a) CVS Pharmacy Acid Controller, NDC 55111-118-30, Distributed by: CVS Pharmacy, Inc., One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895, Made in India, b) Equate Famotidine, NDC 49035-118-30, Distributed by: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR 72716, Made in India

Reason for recall

Failed impurities/degradation specifications: Famotodine has an out of specification result for an individual related substance observed during routine stability testing of a batch for related substances -impurity 8 at 24 month stability interval.

Distribution

Nationwide

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2017-10-03

Report date

2017-10-18

Termination date

2019-03-15

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Princeton, NJ, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-0009-2018