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Drug recall: Mycophenolic Acid Delayed-Release Tablets USP, 360 mg, Rx Only, 120 Tablets per bottle, Manufactured by Alkem Laboratori

FDA enforcement event 95275 · Class II · initiated 3 Sep 2024 · status Ongoing

DrugVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordParsippany, NJ

FDA enforcement event 95275 is a drug recall by Ascend Laboratories, LLC of Parsippany, NJ, initiated 3 Sep 2024 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.

FDA defines Class II as 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. 71% of the 319 drug enforcement events initiated in 2024 carry the same class.

Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Ascend Laboratories, LLC has 36 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

Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ.

Reason for recall

"Failed Dissolution Specifications"

Distribution

"Nationwide in the USA and PR"

Product records

Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
D-0668-2024Mycophenolic Acid Delayed-Release Tablets USP, 360 mg, Rx Only, 120 Tablets per bottle, Manufactured by Alkem Laboratories, LTD, INDIA; Distributed by Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054, NDC 67877-427-12.117,493 bottlesClass IIOngoing2 Oct 2024

Context

71%of 2024 drug events are Class II319 events that year
1product record in this eventfirm median: 1
36events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Ascend Laboratories, LLC

InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
16 Jul 2026Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules, 150 mg, 60-count (6x10) blister pack further packaged in a carton, Rx only, Manufactured DrugClass III3
8 Jul 2026Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 10 mg/20 mg, 30 Tablets per bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem LaboratDrugClass II1
30 Jun 2026Dabigatran etexilate Capsules, 110 mg, 60-count carton (6x10), Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories, Mumbai, INDDrugClass III2
1 Jun 2026Minocycline Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 115 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem LaboraDrugClass II1
5 May 2026Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 5mg/40mg, Rx Only, 30-count bottle, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories LtdDrugClass II1
27 Apr 2026Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Metoprolol Succinate Extended-Release Tablets, USP, 25 mg* Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem LabDrugClass II1
19 Sep 2025Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets USP, 10 mg, Rx Only a) 90-count bottle (NDC 67877-511-90), b). 500-count bottle (NDC 67877-DrugClass II4
28 Aug 2025Aripiprazole Tablets, USP, 10 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured by: Alken Laboratories Ltd., INDIA; DistributeDrugClass II1
21 Jul 2025Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 5 mg/ 40 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories DrugClass II1
9 Jul 2025Rizatriptan Benzoate Tablets, USP, 5 mg, 18 (3x6) Unit Dose Tablets, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., DrugClass II2

All 36 events for Ascend Laboratories, LLC

Questions and answers

Why was this drug recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Failed Dissolution Specifications"

What does Class II mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is 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.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Nationwide in the USA and PR"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "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.