FDA recall D-0017-2016

Product

Fenofibric Acid Tablets 105 mg, Rx only, labeled as a) FIBRICOR (fenofibric acid) Tablets, 30-count bottles, NDC 13310-102-07, UPC 3 13310-102-07 5; b) FIBRICOR (fenofibric acid) Tablets, 90-count bottles, NDC 13310-102-90, UPC 3 13310-102-90 7; Manufactured for: AR SCIENTIFIC, INC., Philadelphia, PA 19124 USA; by: MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC., Philadelphia, PA 19124 USA; and c) FIBRICOR (fenofibric acid) Tablets, 30-count bottles, NDC 49708-102-07, UPC 3 49708 10207 5; d) FIBRICOR (fenofibric acid) Tablets, 90-count bottles, NDC 49708-102-90, UPC 3 49708 10290 7; e) Fenofibric Acid Tablets, 30-count bottles, NDC 53489-678-07, UPC 3 53489 67807 0; f) Fenofibric Acid Tablets, 90-count bottles, NDC 53489-678-90, UPC 3 53489 67890 2; Manufactured by Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 19124, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc, Cranbury, NJ 08512; g) Fenofibric Acid Tablets, 30-count bottles, Professional Sample, NDC 53489-678-87, UPC 3 53489-678-87 2

Reason for recall

Chemical Contamination: The product may contain trace amounts of benzophenone, a component of the label varnish that may leach through the bottle and into the drug product.

Distribution

Nationwide and Puerto Rico

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2015-10-01

Report date

2015-10-21

Termination date

2017-10-27

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Charlotte, NC, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-0017-2016