Reported Sep 12, 2018 · Terminated

AvKARE Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide 80 mg/12.5 mg tablets, 90-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE,…

Avkare Incorporated

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 Incorporated · 114 S 1st St · Pulaski, TN · 38478-3216

Is this the product you have?

  • AvKARE Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide 80 mg/12.5 mg tablets, 90-count bottle, Rx Only
  • Manufactured forAvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-884-90
Lot codes and dates
  • Lots
    • 17349 Exp. 08/2018
    • 18395 Exp. 08/2018
    • 19221 Exp. 06/2019
    • 20029 Exp. 06/2019
    • 20158 Exp. 07/2019
    • 20843 Exp. 07/2019
    • 21411 Exp. 09/2019
Amount recalled
12240 bottles

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 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, 7:19 PM UTC

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