Reported May 1, 2013 · Terminated

Amoxicillin Capsules USP 500 mg, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz GmbH for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, Rx only.…

Sandoz 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: Sandoz Incorporated · 2555 W Midway Blvd · Broomfield, CO · 80020-1632

Is this the product you have?

  • Amoxicillin Capsules USP 500 mg, Manufactured in Austria by Sandoz GmbH for Sandoz Inc., Princeton, NJ 08540, Rx only. Manufactured in 500 ct (NDC 0781-2613-05) and 30 ct (NDC 0781-2613-31) bottles.
Lot codes and dates
    • CK2003
    • CK2004 exp. 04/15
    • CR4110
    • CR4111
    • CS2983
    • CS2986
    • CS2988
    • CS2989
    • CS2990
    • CS2991
    • CS2992
    • CS2993
    • CS2994 exp. 07/15
    • CK3616
    • CK3617 exp. 04/15
Amount recalled
8286 x 30 ct, 37108 x 500 ct. bottles

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Presence of Foreign Substance, Sandoz is recalling certain lots of Amoxicillin Capsules, USP 500 mg due to potential contamination with fragments of stainless steel wire mesh.

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 Feb 26, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:54 PM UTC

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