Drug recall: Phentermine Hydrochloride Capsules, USP, 15 mg, packaged in a) 100-count bottle (NDC 10702-0026-01; UPC 3 10702 02601…
Class III FDA enforcement event 71726. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: out-of-specification results for individual unknown and total impurity at the 12th month room temperature stability test station
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
KVK-Tech, Inc. started this drug recall on 14 Jul 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Newtown, PA. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 71726 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 2 Sep 2015. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 Jan 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide
Recalling firm
KVK-Tech, Inc., Newtown, 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.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-1371-2015 | Phentermine Hydrochloride Capsules, USP, 15 mg, packaged in a) 100-count bottle (NDC 10702-0026-01; UPC 3 10702 02601 8) and b) 1000-count bottle (NDC 10702-0026-10; UPC 3 10702 02601 0); Rx only, Mfd. by KVK-TECH, Inc., Newtown, PA | 9,696 bottles (100-count), 972 bottles (1000-count) | Class III | Terminated | 2 Sep 2015 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2015
- 292
- Share of these events in Class III
- 31%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 12
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-1371-2015The 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 71726. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/71726/. 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
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 71726?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
9,696 bottles (100-count), 972 bottles (1000-count)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2015 have the same class?
- 31% of the 292 drug events that started in 2015 are in Class III.