Reported Jul 1, 2020 · Ongoing

amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP, 500 mg Rx Only, 500 Tablets bottles, Manufactured by:…

Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC

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: Amneal Pharmaceuticals of New York, LLC · 50 Horseblock Rd · Brookhaven, NY · 11719-9509

Is this the product you have?

  • amneal Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP, 500 mg Rx Only, 500 Tablets bottles
  • Manufactured byAmneal Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. Ahmedabad 388213
  • INDIA Distributed byAmneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Bridgewater, NJ 08807 NDC 65162-178-50
Lot codes and dates
  • 194 of 194 codes

    • AM180641A
    • 6/30/2020
    • AM180642A
    • 6/30/2020
    • AM180643A
    • 6/30/2020
    • AM180644A
    • 6/30/2020
    • AM180645A
    • 6/30/2020
    • AM180646A
    • 6/30/2020
    • AM180647A
    • 6/30/2020
    • AM180880A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180881A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180882A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180883A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180884A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180885A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180886A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180887A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180888A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180889A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180936A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180937A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180938A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180939A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180940A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180960A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180961A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180962A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180963A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180964A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180965A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180992A
    • 7/31/2020
    • AM180993A
    • 7/31/2020
Amount recalled
N/A

This recall covers 12 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 11 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations: FDA analysis detected N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) impurity above the acceptable intake level

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, 5:04 PM UTC

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