Famciclovir recalls

Famciclovir products have been recalled 2 times, most recently on 16 Jul 2025. The recalling company is usually Hetero Labs Limited Unit V. The most common reason is packaging defects.

Total recalls2since 2018

Last 12 months0reported

Class I00% of total

Ongoing1latest 16 Jul 2025

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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0Oct '24 0 0 0Jan '25 0 0 0Apr 0 0 1Jul 0 0 0Oct 0 0 0Jan '26 0 0 0Apr 0 0 0Jul 0 0

Severity split

Class I 0 0%Class II 1 50%Class III 1 50%

Why famciclovir is recalled

Packaging Defects150%
Temperature Abuse150%

Companies

Hetero Labs Limited Unit V150%
Macleods Pharmaceuticals150%

By year

2025150%
2018150%

Ongoing famciclovir recalls

1 active

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
16 Jul 2025Drug	CLASS III	Famciclovir Tablets, USP 500 mg recalled by Macleods PharmaceuticalsFamciclovir	Macleods Pharmaceuticals	Packaging Defects	Nationwide

All famciclovir recalls, newest first

2 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
16 Jul 2025Drug	CLASS III	Famciclovir Tablets, USP 500 mg recalled by Macleods PharmaceuticalsFamciclovir	Macleods Pharmaceuticals	Packaging Defects	Nationwide
21 Feb 2018Drug	CLASS II	Famciclovir Tablets, 500 mg recalled by Hetero Labs Limited Unit VFamciclovir	Hetero Labs Limited Unit V	Temperature Abuse	Nationwide

About this list

Records come from FDA enforcement reports and USDA FSIS notices, grouped by normalised name. A company operating under several names may appear more than once.