Class III · Low risk
Ezetimibe and Simvastatin Tablets
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Out of Specification (OOS) for related substances test for Anhydro Simvastatin at the 06-month time point during long-term stability study.
Simvastatin Tablets
Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Why it was recalled
cGMP Deviations for the manufacturing Firm (Accord Healthcare) after their inspection.
Cause type: cGMP deviation
Departures from current Good Manufacturing Practice found in production or during FDA inspection. A broad quality-system cause: the batch was made under conditions that fall short of FDA manufacturing standards. All cgmp deviation recalls.
What was recalled
Simvastatin Tablets, USP, 40 mg, Packaged as: a) 90-count bottle (NDC 68788-9868-9); b) 60-count bottle (NDC 68788-9868-6); c) 30-count bottle (NDC 68788-9868-3), Rx only, Manufactured for: Accord Healthcare, lnc., Durham, NC 27703.
Affected NDCs
68788-9868-03
68788-9868-06
68788-9868-09
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Drug: Simvastatin Category: Cholesterol Medication
- Recalling firm
- Preferred Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- NDC code
- 68788-9868-9
- Origin
- CA, United States
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- FDA recall number
- D-0525-2023 · 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.
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