Reported Jan 22, 2014 · Terminated

Metformin Hydrochloride USP, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient for manufacturing, processing or re-packing use only, 25…

Betachem, 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: Betachem, Inc. · 58 Ware Rd · Upper Saddle River, NJ · 07458-1922

Is this the product you have?

  • Metformin Hydrochloride USP, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient for manufacturing, processing or re-packing use only, 25 kg drum, Rx only
  • Manufactured bySmruthi Organics Limited, Plot No.: A-27 M.I.D.C., Chincholi, Taq.: Mohol, Solapur-413 255. Maharashtra, India; NDC No. 10828-002-06
  • Cas No1115-70-4
Lot codes and dates
    • Lot #: DMFH-366/11
    • DMFH-367/11
    • DMFH-368/11
    • DMFH-369/11
    • DMFH-370/11
    • DMFH-371/11
    • DMFH-372/11
    • DMFH-373/11
    • DMFH-374/11
    • DMFH-375/11
    • DMFH-376/11
    • DMFH-393/11
    • DMFH-394/11
    • DMFH-395/11
    • DMFH-396/11
    • DMFH-397/11
    • DMFH-399/11
    • DMFH-400/11
    • DMFH-401/11
    • DMFH-402/11
    • DMFH-403/11
    • DMFH-404/11
    • DMFH-405/11
    • DMFH-406/11
Amount recalled
27,000 kilos (1080 drums)

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

CGMP Deviations: The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient was not manufactured according to current good manufacturing practices.

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 Aug 7, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:14 PM UTC

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