Reported May 8, 2019 · Ongoing

Losartan Potassium Tablets USP 50 mg 50 tablets (5x10) Unit Dose Rx Only NDC 50268-517-15 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?

  • Losartan Potassium Tablets USP 50 mg 50 tablets (5x10) Unit Dose Rx
  • Only NDC 50268-517-15 Manufactured forAvKARE Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot20121 Exp. 6/30/2019
Amount recalled
1438 cartons (71,900 tablets)

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations: FDA lab confirmed presence of an impurity, N-Methylnitrosobutyric acid (NMBA) in the finished product above the interim acceptable daily intake level of 0.96 parts per million.

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, 8:05 PM UTC

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