Drug recall: Candesartan Cilexetil Tablets, USP, 4 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Macleods Pharma USA, Inc.…
Class III FDA enforcement event 87607. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications
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
Macleods Pharma Usa Inc started this drug recall on 22 Mar 2021. The firm address in the FDA record is in Plainsboro, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 87607 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 21 Apr 2021. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 13 Dec 2022.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide within the United States
Recalling firm
Macleods Pharma Usa Inc, Plainsboro, NJ.
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-0329-2021 | Candesartan Cilexetil Tablets, USP, 4 mg, 30-count bottles, Rx only, Manufactured for: Macleods Pharma USA, Inc., Plainsboro, NJ 08536, Manufactured by: Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Daman (U.T.), India, NDC 33342-114-10 | 8015 packs | Class III | Terminated | 21 Apr 2021 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2021
- 299
- Share of these events in Class III
- 21%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 21
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-0329-2021The 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 87607. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/87607/. 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 within the United States
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 87607?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
8015 packs
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2021 have the same class?
- 21% of the 299 drug events that started in 2021 are in Class III.