Class III · Low risk
Famciclovir Tablets
Presence of Foreign Substance- Black hair strand found attached to a tablet in a sealed bottle.
Is Famciclovir recalled?
Yes — there is an active recall. 1 ongoing FDA recall mention Famciclovir (5 total). Check the affected lots below.
Most common reason: Cross-contamination (1 of these recalls)
Recalls are matched by product description. A recall usually affects specific lots, not every package of Famciclovir. “Active” means an FDA recall is still ongoing; “closed” means it was terminated or completed. Checked against openFDA on Oct 10, 2026.
Famciclovir recalls on record
none so far in 2026; 5 on record, newest first
Class II · Moderate risk
Famciclovir Tablets
Temperature Abuse: Complaints of tablets being wet and stuck together with tablet coating peeled and disintegrated as a result of prolonged exposure to high temp during distribution.
Class II · Moderate risk
Famciclovir tablets
Failed impurities/ degradation specifications: Product was above specification for unknown impurities.
Class II · Moderate risk
Famciclovir active pharmaceutical ingredient packaged in varying…
Penicillin Cross Contamination: All lots of all products repackaged and distributed between 01/05/12 and 02/12/15 are being recalled because they were repackaged in a facility with penicillin products without adequate separation which could introduce the potential for cross contamination with penicillin.
Class II · Moderate risk
Famciclovir
Labeling: Label Mixup: FAMCICLOVIR, Tablet, 500 mg may have potentially been mislabeled as one of the following drugs: TOLTERODINE TARTRATE ER, Capsule, 4 mg, NDC 00009519101, Pedigree: AD49448_1, EXP: 5/17/2014; THIAMINE HCL, Tablet, 100 mg, NDC 00904054460, Pedigree: AD54559_1, EXP: 5/20/2014.
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