Reported Aug 1, 2018 · Ongoing

Valsartan Tablets, USP 40 mg, 30-count bottle (NDC 0591-2167-30), 90-count bottle (NDC 0591-2167-19), Rx Only, Rx Only,…

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?

  • Valsartan Tablets, USP 40 mg, 30-count bottle (NDC 0591-2167-30), 90-count bottle (NDC 0591-2167-19), Rx Only, Rx Only
  • Manufactured byArrow Pharma (Malta) Ltd. India
  • Distributed byActavis Pharma, Inc. Parsippany, NJ 07054
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Numbers
    • NDC 0591-2167-30 1196936A
    • 1238463A
    • 1270617A NDC 0591-2167-19 1196934M
    • 1238462M
    • 1268429A
Amount recalled
8,046 30-count bottles, 20,841 90-count bottles

This recall covers 9 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 8 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations: Carcinogen impurity detected in API used to manufacture drug product.

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

Data as of Sep 19, 8:00 PM UTC

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