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Drug recall: Tydemy (drospirenone, ethinyl estradiol and levomefolate calcium tablets, 3 mg/0.03 mg/0.451 mg and levomefolate calcium
FDA enforcement event 92588 is a drug recall by Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Baltimore, MD, initiated 23 Jun 2023 and classified Class I, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class I as 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. 15% of the 281 drug enforcement events initiated in 2023 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 28 Jan 2025. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. has 91 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc., Baltimore, MD.
Reason for recall
"Failed Stability Specification and Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: out of specification for inactive content ascorbic acid and MTHFRC-7impurity test"
Distribution
"USA nationwide."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-1081-2023 | Tydemy (drospirenone, ethinyl estradiol and levomefolate calcium tablets, 3 mg/0.03 mg/0.451 mg and levomefolate calcium tablets 0.451 mg), packaged in 1 blister of 28 tablets each (NDC 68180-904-71) further packaged in a carton of 3 blisters (NDC 68180-904-73), Distributed by: Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Baltimore,… | 4,179 boxes/_ cartons per box/3 pouches each/28 blister per pouch | Class I | Terminated | 9 Aug 2023 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
All 91 events for Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this drug recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Failed Stability Specification and Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: out of specification for inactive content ascorbic acid and MTHFRC-7impurity test"
What does Class I mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class I is 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "USA nationwide."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 28 Jan 2025. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA drug enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.