Class III · Low risk
Glimepiride Tablets
Misprint on tablet
Pioglitazone and Glimepiride Tablets
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
Failed Dissolution Specifications
Cause type: Dissolution failure
The tablet or capsule did not dissolve within specification. Dissolution controls how much drug the body absorbs; a failure can change the effective dose. All dissolution failure recalls.
What was recalled
Pioglitazone and Glimepiride Tablets, USP, 30 mg/4 mg, 30 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d., Verovskova Ulica 57, Ljubljana, - SI-1526, Slovenia --- NDC 0781-5635-31
Affected NDC
0781-5635-31
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Drug: Glimepiride Category: Diabetes Medication
- Recalling firm
- Sandoz Inc
- NDC code
- 0781-5635-31
- Origin
- NJ, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0515-2017 · FDA notice
Check, then ask. Class II means harm is possible but usually temporary or reversible. Find the lot number on your package; if it matches, ask your pharmacist about a replacement. Do not simply stop a prescribed medication on your own - the gap can be riskier than the recall. This recall is now terminated, which means the firm has finished removing the affected product; anything on pharmacy shelves today should be unaffected.
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Misprint on tablet
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Class II · Moderate risk
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cGMP Deviations for the manufacturing Firm (Accord Healthcare) after their inspection.
Class II · Moderate risk
Glimepiride Tablets
cGMP Deviations for the manufacturing Firm (Accord Healthcare) after their inspection.
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