Drug recall: BuPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP (SR), 100 mg, packaged in a) 60-count bottles (NDC 59746-315-60)…
Class III FDA enforcement event 76982. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: high out of specification results for one of the known degradation products, m-chlorobenzoic acid.
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
Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. started this drug recall on 8 Apr 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Salisbury, MD. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 76982 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 19 Apr 2017. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 17 Apr 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide in the USA
Recalling firm
Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Salisbury, MD.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-0669-2017 | BuPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP (SR), 100 mg, packaged in a) 60-count bottles (NDC 59746-315-60) and b) 100-count bottles (NDC 59746-315-01), Rx only, Manufactured by: Julibant Life Sciences Ltd., Roorkee-247661, India; Marketed by: Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc., Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. | 20,882 bottles | Class III | Terminated | 19 Apr 2017 |
| D-0670-2017 | BuPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP (SR), 150 mg, packaged in a) 60-count bottles (NDC 59746-316-60) and b) 100-count bottles (NDC 59746-316-01), Rx only, Manufactured by: Julibant Life Sciences Ltd., Roorkee-247661, India; Marketed by: Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc., Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. | 81,077 bottles | Class III | Terminated | 19 Apr 2017 |
| D-0671-2017 | BuPROPion Hydrochloride Extended-release Tablets, USP (SR), 200 mg, packaged in a) 60-count bottles (NDC 59746-317-60) and b) 100-count bottles (NDC 59746-317-01), Rx only, Manufactured by: Julibant Life Sciences Ltd., Roorkee-247661, India; Marketed by: Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc., Salisbury, MD 21801, USA. | 19,682 bottles | Class III | Terminated | 19 Apr 2017 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2016
- 288
- Share of these events in Class III
- 43%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 25
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-0669-2017The 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 76982. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/76982/. 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 in the USA
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 76982?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
20,882 bottles
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 43% of the 288 drug events that started in 2016 are in Class III.