CLASS III Drug recall · Reported 9 Aug 2017 · FDA Enforcement Report
Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.021% (0.63 mg recalled
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA is recalling Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.021% (0.63 mg, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 25 Jul 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class III.
Check your package
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
Recall details
- Recall number
- D-1039-2017
- FDA event ID
- 77832
- Recalling firm
- Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, North Wales, PA
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 25 Jul 2017
- FDA classified
- 31 Jul 2017
- Reported
- 9 Aug 2017
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Drug class
- Inhalers & Asthma Medication
Timeline
| 25 Jul 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 31 Jul 2017 | Classified by FDA | +6 days |
| 9 Aug 2017 | Published in enforcement report | +9 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: high out of specification results for related compound D.
Potency and specification recalls happen when a batch tests outside its approved limits for strength, purity or dissolution, which can mean the dose delivered is higher or lower than labelled.
Product as listed by the FDA
Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 0.021% (0.63 mg/3mL), packaged in 5 pouches of 5 x 3mL Sterile Unit-Dose Vials For Inhalation per carton, Rx only, Mfd. for: Watson Laboratories, Inc., Corona, CA 92880; Mfd. by: Cipla Ltd., Verna, Goa INDIA, NDC 0591-3467-53.
Where it was distributed
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Failed Impurities/Degradation Specifications: high out of specification results for related compound D.
Which lots are affected?
Lot #s: GA60206, GA60207, Exp 08/17; GA60283, GA60284, Exp 09/17; GA60378, GA60379, GA60478, Exp 10/17; GA60491, Exp 11/17; GA60615, GA60616, Exp 12/17; GA60719, GA60720, GA60721, GA60749, GA60750, GA60751, Exp 01/18; GA70001, GA70031, GA70046, GA70047, GA70074, GA70075, Exp 06/18
Where was it sold?
Nationwide in the USA and Puerto Rico
What should I do if I have it?
Check the lot number on your package against the affected lots. If it matches, contact the pharmacy that dispensed it or your prescriber before stopping any medication.
What does Class III mean?
Class III recalls are for products unlikely to cause any adverse health consequence, usually labelling or quality issues.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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