Class II — Moderate risk. May cause temporary or reversible harm; serious harm unlikely.
Presence of Foreign Substance: Uncharacteristic black spots identified as a food grade lubricant with trace amounts of foreign particulates and stainless steel inclusions have been found in the tablets.
Cause type: Particulate / foreign matter
Visible foreign particles - glass, metal, fibers or other material - found in the product. Particles can enter from equipment wear, containers or the process, and are dangerous in injectables. All particulate / foreign matter recalls.
Lisinopril Tablets, USP 40 mg, packaged in a) 100-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1270-01); b) 1000-count tablets per bottle (NDC 0143-1270-10); Rx only, Manufactured by: West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp., Eatontown, NJ 07724; and c) 1000-count tablets per bottle (NDC 24658-245-10); Rx only, Manufactured for: Blu Pharmaceuticals, Franklin, KY 42134; Manufactured By: West-ward Pharmaceutical Corp., Eatontown, N.J. 07724.
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Drug: Lisinopril Category: Blood Pressure Medication
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.
Product Mix Up: This product is being recalled because of a complaint received that a sealed bottle of lisinopril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets 20mg/12.5 mg had a foreign tablet identified as atazanavir and ritonavir tablet 300mg/100mg.
Presence of Foreign Object: A pharmacist discovered a metal fragment embedded in a lisinopril 10 mg tablet.
Presence of Foreign Tablets: Potential of stray tablet(s) of Amlodipine Besylate 10 mg Tablet within the recalled lots
Presence of Foreign Substance: Foreign material (metal piece) embedded in one tablet.
Presence of Foreign Substance: Foreign material (metal piece) embedded in one tablet.
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: Discovery of an underweight tablet.
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications; 12 month stability testing (Expansion of RES #70548).
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications; 12 month stability testing.
Subpotency: Out of Specification (OOS) result at the 36 month routine stability time point.
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