FDA recall D-1102-2020

Product

LOSARTAN POTASSIUM TABLETS, USP 100 mg, Bulk, Rx only, For Further Manufacturing, Packing or Repackaging only, Manufactured by: Arrow Pharma (Malta) Ltd., Birzebbugia, Malta NDC 0591-3747-00

Reason for recall

CGMP Deviations: impurity for N-Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA) detected in the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) used to manufacture finished products.

Distribution

Bulk product was distributed to one re-packager in California.

Key facts

Status

Ongoing

Initiation date

2020-03-25

Report date

2020-04-15

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Parsippany, NJ, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1102-2020