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Drug recall: Doxycycline Hyclate Tablets, USP 100 mg*, 500-count bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Alphar

FDA enforcement event 97716 · Class II · initiated 29 Sep 2025 · status Ongoing

DrugVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordAlpharetta, GA

FDA enforcement event 97716 is a drug recall by Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC of Alpharetta, GA, initiated 29 Sep 2025 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. 79% of the 322 drug enforcement events initiated in 2025 carry the same class.

Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC has 8 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 2 product records 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

Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Alpharetta, GA.

Reason for recall

"Failed dissolution specifications: Stability testing found that the lot did not meet dissolution specifications."

Distribution

"Nationwide in the USA"

Product records

Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
D-0014-2026Doxycycline Hyclate Tablets, USP 100 mg*, 500-count bottle, Rx Only, Distributed by: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Alpharetta, GA 30005, NDC 42192-501-05.4,680 500-count bottlesClass IIOngoing15 Oct 2025

Context

79%of 2025 drug events are Class II322 events that year
1product record in this eventfirm median: 2
8events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC

InitiatedProduct (first record)TypeClassRecords
20 Apr 2026NAPROXEN ORAL SUSPENSION, USP, 125 mg/5mL, Rx only, 16fl oz (473 mL) bottles, Distributed by: Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLDrugClass II1
24 Apr 2024Sodium Sulfacetamide 10% - Sulfur 5% Cleanser, Rx Only, 6 oz (170.3 g) Bottle, Manufactured for Acela Pharmaceuticals, LDrugClass III1
14 Nov 2022Phenytoin Sodium Injection, USP 100 mg/2 mL, NDC 42192-614-02, packaged in 10 x 2 mL vials per carton, NDC 42192-614-10,DrugClass III2
14 Nov 2022Sodium Sulfacetamide 10% Sulfur 4% Cleansing Pads, Net weight 3.7g (60 cleansing pads Net weight 3.7 g each per carton,)DrugClass III1
29 Apr 2021NP Thyroid 15 Thyroid Tablets, USP 1/4 grain (15 mg), packaged in a) 100-count bottles (NDC 42192-327-01) and b) 7-countDrugClass I5
17 Sep 2020NP Thyroid 15,Thyroid Tablets, USP 1/4 grain (15 mg) 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Acella PharmaceuticalDrugClass I2
22 May 2020NP Thyroid 30, Thyroid Tablets, USP, 1/2 grain (30 mg), 100-count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured For: Acella PharmaceutiDrugClass I3

All 8 events for Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Questions and answers

Why was this drug recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Failed dissolution specifications: Stability testing found that the lot did not meet 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"

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.