Reported Sep 5, 2018 · Terminated

Valsartan Tablets, USP 40 mg Rx Only NDC 50268-783-15 50 Tablets (5x10) Unit Dose Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc.…

AVKARE Inc.

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: AVKARE Inc. · 615 N 1st St · Pulaski, TN · 38478-2403

Is this the product you have?

  • Valsartan Tablets, USP 40 mg Rx Only NDC 50268-783-15 50 Tablets (5x10)
  • Unit Dose Manufactured forAvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478
Lot codes and dates
  • Lots
    • 18491 Exp. 10/2018
    • 19531 Exp. 04/2019
    • 20168 Exp. 05/2019
    • 20671 Exp. 08/2019
    • 21049 Exp. 10/2019
    • 21635 Exp. 10/2019
Amount recalled
6776 cartons (338,800 tablets)

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

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

Notice updated May 7, 2020 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:03 PM UTC

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