FDAMay 4, 2021drug

Metformin HCl Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 500 mg, packaged in 500-count bottles, Rx only, Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08512, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol-389 350, Gujarat, India, NDC 62756-142-02.

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

Presence of foreign substance: identified as activated carbon.

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

sun pharmaceuticalsun

Recall history

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