FDAJuly 18, 2018drug
AvKARE Valsartan and Hydrochlorothiazide 80 mg/12.5 mg tablets, 90-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Inc. Pulaski, TN 38478, NDC 42291-884-90
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
CGMP Deviations: Carcinogen impurity detected in API used to manufacture drug product.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
avkare
Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
- FDAAmantadine HCl, Capsules, UPS, 100 mg, 50 Capsules (5 x 10) unit dose, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478, www.avkare.com, NDC 50268-069-15.2026-02-13
- FDARosuvastatin Tablets, USP, 10 mg, Rx Only, 50 Tablets (5 x 10) Unit Dose per carton, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478. NDC: 50268-709-152025-12-31
- FDANorgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP, 0.18 mg/0.025 mg, 0.215 mg/0.025 mg, and 0.25 mg/0.025 mg, 3 Units, 3x28 tablets blister cards per carton, Rx only, Manufactured for AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478. Carton NDC: 42291-565-84; Blister NDC: 42291-565-282025-09-02
- FDAchloroproMAZINE Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 50 mg, 50 Tablets (5x10) unit dose carton, Rx only, Manufactured for: AvKare, Pulaski, TN, 38478, NDC 50268-164-152025-08-25
- FDAchloroproMAZINE Hydrochloride Tablets, USP, 100 mg, 50 Tablets (5x10) unit dose carton, Rx only, Manufactured for: AvKare, Pulaski, TN, 38478, NDC 50268-165-152025-08-25
- FDAPitavastatin Tablets, 1 mg, 90 Tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478. NDC: 42291-905-902025-06-26
- FDAPitavastatin Tablets, 2 mg, 90 Tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478. NDC: 42291-906-902025-06-26
- FDACelecoxib Capsules, 200 mg, 50 Capsules (5x10) Unit Dose per carton, Rx Only, Manufactured for: AvKARE, Pulaski, TN 38478. NDC 50268-169-152025-05-13
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