Class II · Moderate risk
Metformin HCl Extended-Release Tablets
Presence of foreign substance: identified as activated carbon.
National Drug Code
Is NDC 62756-0142-02 recalled?
Metformin Hydrochloride · 500 TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE in 1 BOTTLE (62756-142-02)
Yes — this exact package was recalled
4 FDA recalls name the code 62756-0142-02 directly. A recall still applies to particular lot numbers — compare the lot on your package with the FDA notice below, and talk to your pharmacist before stopping a prescribed medication.
- Active ingredient
- Metformin Hydrochloride
- Strength
- METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 500 mg/1
- Form
- Tablet, Extended Release · Oral
- Labeler
- Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.
- Type
- Human Prescription Drug
- Product code
- 62756-0142
Recalls naming this package
Class III · Low risk
Metformin HCl Extended-Release Tablets
Failed Moisture Limits: Out of specification for water content
Class II · Moderate risk
Metformin Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets
Presence of foreign substance: One lot fo Metformin Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg (500 Count) contains foreign matter identified as a piece of rubber glove detected in one tablet.
Class II · Moderate risk
Metformin HCl Extended-Release Tablets
Presence of Foreign Tablet; customer complaint of some tablets of Gabapentin found in a bottle of Metformin HCl ER
Where to find this code. The NDC is printed on the pharmacy label and on the manufacturer's carton, usually as three groups of digits after “NDC”. The last group is the package size — two bottles of the same medicine can differ only in that group, and a recall may cover one but not the other.
Other recalled products from this labeler
- 62756-0015 Testosterone Cypionate 7
- 62756-0016 Testosterone Cypionate 2
- 62756-0185 Oxcarbazepine 2
- 62756-0233 Amphotericin B 2
- 62756-0522 sumatriptan succinate 2
- 62756-0551 See recall 2
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