FDA recall D-1458-2019

Product

Losartan Potassium Tablets 50 mg 1000 Tablets, USP Rx Only Manufactured for: Macleods Pharma USA inc. Plainsboro, NJ 08536 Manufactured by: Macleods Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA NDC 33342-045-44

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

Nationwide

Key facts

Status

Terminated

Initiation date

2019-06-20

Report date

2019-07-17

Termination date

2021-10-26

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Location

Plainsboro, NJ, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=D-1458-2019