Drug recall: Verapamil Hydrochloride Extended-Release tablets, USP, 240 mg, 500-count bottles, Rx Only, Apotex Corp. Manufactured by

FDA enforcement event 72118 · Class III · initiated 21 Jul 2015 · status Terminated · terminated 15 Feb 2017

DrugVoluntary: Firm initiated1 product recordToronto, Ontario

Apotex Inc. (Toronto, Ontario) initiated this drug recall on 21 Jul 2015; FDA lists 1 product record under event 72118, classified Class III.

FDA defines Class III as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. 31% of the 292 drug enforcement events initiated in 2015 carry the same class.

Status: Terminated, terminated 15 Feb 2017. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Apotex Inc. has 20 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

Apotex Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Reason for recall

"Failed Dissolution Specification: One lot of product did not meet the first stage dissolution specification limits."

Distribution

"Nationwide and Puerto Rico"

Product records

Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
D1834-2015	Verapamil Hydrochloride Extended-Release tablets, USP, 240 mg, 500-count bottles, Rx Only, Apotex Corp. Manufactured by Apotex Research Private Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 099, India; Manufactured for: Apotex Corp., Weston, FL 33326. NDC 60505-2742-5.	2,075 bottles	Class III	Terminated	7 Oct 2015

Context

31%of 2015 drug events are Class III292 events that year

1product record in this eventfirm median: 1

20events on this register for the firm

Other enforcement events for Apotex Inc.

Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
27 May 2020	Metformin Hydrochloride Extended-Release Tablets, USP 500 mg, 100 count bottles, Rx Only Manufactured by: Apotex, Inc. T	Drug	Class II	1
22 Oct 2019	Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets, USP 40 mg*, 1,000 count bottles, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Apotex Inc. Toronto, Ontario Ca	Drug	Class III	1
24 Sep 2019	Walgreens Maximum Strength Wal-Zan 150 Ranitidine Tablets, USP 150 mg/Acid Reducer Distributed By: Walgreen Co., 200 Wil	Drug	Class II	6
1 Mar 2019	Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets, USP, 3 mg/0.03 mg, 28 Tablets Blister, 1 Unit (NDC 60505-4183-1) packaged as	Drug	Class II	1
31 May 2018	Fluticasone propionate Nasal Spray, USP, 50 mcg, packaged in 50 mcg per spray 120 Metered Sprays bottles, 16 g net fill	Drug	Class II	1
8 May 2018	Piperacillin and Tazobactam for Injection, USP 3.375 gram/vial* 10-count Single Use Vials per carton, Rx Only, Mfg. by:	Drug	Class I	2
3 Feb 2017	CycloSPORINE Capsules, USP, 100 mg, 30 count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by Apotex, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Ma	Drug	Class II	1
19 Dec 2016	Aripiprazole Tablets, 2 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx only, Manufactured by: Apotex Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9L 1T9; M	Drug	Class III	1
25 Aug 2015	Bromfenac Ophthalmic Solution 0.09%, packaged in a) 1.7 mL bottle (NDC 60505-0595-05), b) 2.5 mL bottle (NDC 60505-0596-	Drug	Class II	1
17 Aug 2015	Cevimeline Hydrochloride Capsules, 30 mg a) 100 count bottle, and b) 500 count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Apotex	Drug	Class II	1

All 20 events for Apotex Inc.

Questions and answers

Why was this drug recalled?

FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Failed Dissolution Specification: One lot of product did not meet the first stage dissolution specification limits."

What does Class III mean?

FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

Where was the product distributed?

FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Nationwide and Puerto Rico"

Is the recall still ongoing?

FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 15 Feb 2017. "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.