FDA recall D-1132-2018

Product

Valsartan Tablets, USP 160 mg Rx Only 50 Tablets (5x10) Unit Dose NDC 50268-785-15 Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478

Reason for recall

CGMP Deviations: Carcinogen impurity detected in API used to manufacture drug product.

Distribution

U.S. Nationwide

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2018-08-14

Report date

2018-09-05

Termination date

2020-05-07

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Pulaski, TN, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1132-2018