Drug recall: Alendronate Sodium Tablets, USP, 70 mg*, 4-count blisters per carton, Rx only, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical…
Class II FDA enforcement event 73420. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: Observed levels of highest unknown impurity exceeding specification limit at the 3 month stability 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
Sun Pharma Global Fze started this drug recall on 11 Feb 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Sharm. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73420 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 9 Mar 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 23 May 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Recalling firm
Sun Pharma Global Fze, Sharm, N/A, United Arab Emirates.
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.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0735-2016 | Alendronate Sodium Tablets, USP, 70 mg*, 4-count blisters per carton, Rx only, Manufactured by: Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd., Halol-Baroda Highway, Halol-389 350, Gujarat, India; Distributed by: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., Cranbury, NJ 08512; NDC 41616-638-68, UPC 3 41616 63868 4. | 381,120 cartons | 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 2016
- 288
- Share of these events in Class II
- 46%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 4
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2015 | buPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets USP (SR), 200 mg, Twice-A-Day, Rx Only, 60 count Bottle, Distributed by | Drug | Class III | 1 |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Ketorolac Tromethamine Ophthalmic Solution, 0.5%, 3 mL bottle, Rx only, Distributed by: Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratori | Drug | Class II | 1 |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Levetiracetam, extended release tablets, 750 mg, 60-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by Sun Pharmaceutical Ind. Ltd H | Drug | Class II | 1 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-0735-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73420. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73420/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
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 and Puerto Rico
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73420?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
381,120 cartons
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 46% of the 288 drug events that started in 2016 are in Class II.