Drug recall: HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE and ACETAMINOPHEN TABLETS, USP, 10 mg/500 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Mfg. for: QUALITEST…

Class I FDA enforcement event 63138. Recall start date: 10 Sep 2012. Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Superpotent (Multiple Ingredient) Drug: Confirmed customer complaints of oversized tablets resulting in superpotent assays of both the hydrocodone and acetaminophen components.

Class I, in the words of FDA

a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death

Vintage Pharmaceuticals LLC DBA Qualitest Pharmaceuticals started this drug recall on 10 Sep 2012. The firm address in the FDA record is in Huntsville, AL. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 63138 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 28 Nov 2012. The record gives the status Ongoing.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

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FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Nationwide.

Recalling firm

Vintage Pharmaceuticals LLC DBA Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Huntsville, AL.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 63138: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D-057-2013	HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE and ACETAMINOPHEN TABLETS, USP, 10 mg/500 mg, 100-count bottle, Rx only, Mfg. for: QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35811, NDC 0603-3888-21	14,445 bottles	Class I	Ongoing	28 Nov 2012

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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2012: 209
Share of these events in Class I: 15%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 12

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Vintage Pharmaceuticals LLC DBA Qualitest Pharmaceuticals
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
8 May 2017	HYDROCORTISONE LOTION, USP, 2.5%, 2 FL OZ (59 mL) bottle, Rx only, Manufactured for: QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, HUNTSVIL	Drug	Class III	1
16 Jan 2017	DEXAMETHASONE ELIXIR, USP, 0.5 mg/5 mL, 8 fl.oz., Rx only, Manufactured for: QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, HUNTSVILLE, AL,	Drug	Class III	1
22 Dec 2016	TEMAZEPAM CAPSULES USP, 7.5 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: QUALITEST PHARMACEUTICALS, HUNTSVILLE, AL	Drug	Class III	1
21 Oct 2015	RANITIDINE SYRUP (RANITIDINE ORAL SOLUTION, USP) 15 mg/mL (75 mg/5 mL), 473 mL (16 fl oz), Rx only. Manufactured for: QU	Drug	Class III	1
7 Oct 2015	HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE CAPSULES, USP, 12.5 mg, 3000 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, In	Drug	Class II	1
13 Aug 2015	AMPICILLIN CAPSULES, USP, 250 mg, 500 count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: DAVA Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Fort Lee, NJ	Drug	Class III	1
29 Jul 2015	Lisinopril Tablets, USP, 40 mg, a) 45-count bottle (NDC 0603-4214-60), b) 500-count bottle (NDC 0603-4214-28), Rx Only,	Drug	Class II	1
6 Dec 2012	Hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen Tablets, USP, 10 mg/500 mg, packaged in a) 30-count bottles, NDC 0603-3888-16;	Drug	Class I	1
11 Oct 2012	Perphenazine Tablets, USP, 8 mg, 100-count tablets per bottle, Manufactured for: Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Huntsville,	Drug	Class II	1
6 Jul 2012	HYDROXYZINE HYDROCHLORIDE ORAL SOLUTION, USP, 10 mg/5 mL, 1 PINT (473 mL) bottle, Rx only, Mfg. for: QUALITEST PHARMACEU	Drug	Class III	1

Vintage Pharmaceuticals LLC DBA Qualitest Pharmaceuticals: all 12 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report D-057-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 63138. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/63138/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: openFDA drug enforcement reports
Licence: CC0 1.0
Export date: 28 Sep 2026
Newest FDA report date on the register: 23 Sep 2026

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Questions

Where was the product distributed?: The FDA record gives this distribution: Nationwide.
What quantity of product is in FDA event 63138?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 14,445 bottles
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2012 have the same class?: 15% of the 209 drug events that started in 2012 are in Class I.