Reported Oct 31, 2018 · Terminated

Metformin Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets 1000 mg, 60-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Actavis…

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA · 1090 Horsham Rd · North Wales, PA · 19454-1505

Is this the product you have?

  • Metformin Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets 1000 mg, 60-count bottle, Rx only
  • Manufactured byActavis Laboratories FL, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314
  • Distributed byActavis Pharma, Inc., Parsippany, NJ 07054 , NDC 00591-2720-60
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: 1139500A
    • Exp 04/2019
    • 1240343A
    • 1248901M
    • 1256614M
    • Exp 05/2020
Amount recalled
82,291 bottles

This recall covers 8 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 7 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Defective Delivery System: There is a potential for some tablets to be missing the laser drilling which might affect drug release.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA drug enforcement) notice

Notice updated Feb 13, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:54 PM UTC

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