Drug recall: Capecitabine tablets USP 500 mg, Cytotoxic Agent, Rx Only, 120 tablets per bottle, Manufactured in Czech Republic by…

Class II FDA enforcement event 72912. Recall start date: 21 Dec 2015. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 13 Jan 2017.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Failed Dissolution Specifications: low test results at the 18 month time-point

Class II, in the words of FDA

a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote

Teva North America started this drug recall on 21 Dec 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Horsham, PA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 72912 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 9 Mar 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 Jan 2017.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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

Teva North America, Horsham, PA.

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 72912: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D-0732-2016	Capecitabine tablets USP 500 mg, Cytotoxic Agent, Rx Only, 120 tablets per bottle, Manufactured in Czech Republic by: Teva Czech Industries sro, Czech Republic, Manufactured for: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Sellersville, PA 18960, NDC 0093-7474-89	1,895 bottles	Class II	Terminated	9 Mar 2016

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Drug events that started in 2015: 292
Share of these events in Class II: 52%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 9

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Teva North America
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
5 Aug 2016	Claravis (isotretinoin capsules USP), 10mg, packaged in carton containing 3 Blister Packs of 10 Capsules Each (30 Capsul	Drug	Class III	1
15 Jul 2016	Children's Qnasl 40 mcg (beclomethasone dipropionate) Nasal Aerosol, 40 mcg per spray, 60 Metered Sprays per canister, 4	Drug	Class III	1
24 Jun 2016	Amoxicillin for Oral Suspension USP, 400 mg/ 5 mL, 50 mL bottle, Rx only, Manufactured In Canada by: Teva Canada Limited	Drug	Class II	1
22 Jun 2016	Albuterol Sulfate Syrup, 2 mg/ 5 mL, 473 mL bottle, Rx only, Manufactured in Canada by Contract Pharmaceuticals Limited,	Drug	Class II	1
17 Jun 2016	ARGATROBAN Injection in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 250 mg/250 mL (1 mg/mL) , Rx Only, Manufactured in Hungary for TEVA PHARMAC	Drug	Class II	4
31 May 2016	mitoXANTRONE Injection USP (concentrate), 20 mg/10 mL (2 mg/mL), 10 mL Multiple Dose Vial packaged in a carton, Rx only,	Drug	Class III	1
18 May 2016	Divalproex Sodium Delayed-release Tablets USP, RX, 250 mg, 100 count bottles, Manufactured in Israel by: TEVA PHARMACEUT	Drug	Class III	1
27 Apr 2016	Linezolid Injection, 600 mg/300 mL Single use container bags (NDC 0703-9060-31), packaged in 10 x 300 mL Single Use Cont	Drug	Class II	1

Teva North America: all 9 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report D-0732-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 72912. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/72912/. 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 72912?: The FDA record gives this quantity: 1,895 bottles
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many drug recalls of 2015 have the same class?: 52% of the 292 drug events that started in 2015 are in Class II.