CLASS II Drug recall · Reported 22 Mar 2023 · FDA Enforcement Report

Alprazolam Tablets, USP, 0.5mg, CIV recalled

Breckenridge Pharmaceutical is recalling Alprazolam Tablets, USP, 0.5mg, CIV, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 2 Mar 2023 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesLot # a) 5210673, exp. date 3/31/2023; 5210901, exp. date 5/31/2023; 5211461, exp. date 9/30/2024; 5220291, exp. date 2/28/2025; 5220559, exp. date 5/31/2025; b) 5210650, exp. date 3/31/2023, 5210651, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210652, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210653, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210674, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210732, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210733, exp. date 4/30/2023 5210753, exp. date 4/30/2023 5210902, exp. date 5/31/2023 5210903, exp. date 5/31/2023 5210904, exp. date 5/31/2023 5211231, exp. date 7/31/2023 5211281, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211282, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211283, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211284, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211336, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211337, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211338, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211462, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211463, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211464, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211465, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211516, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211644, exp. date 10/31/2024 5211645, exp. date 10/31/2024 5211690, exp. date 10/31/2024 c) 5210675, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210777, exp. date 4/30/2023 5210778, exp. date 4/30/2023 5210996, exp. date 5/31/2023 5211077, exp. date 6/30/2023 5211078, exp. date 6/30/2023 5211079, exp. date 6/30/2023 5211080, exp. date 6/30/2023 5211364, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211365, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211367, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211366, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211575, exp. date 10/31/2024 5211576, exp. date 10/31/2024 5211694, exp. date 11/30/2024 5220066, exp. date 12/31/2024

Quantity recalledN/A

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-0459-2023
FDA event ID: 91786
Recalling firm: Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Berlin, CT
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 2 Mar 2023
FDA classified: 10 Mar 2023
Reported: 22 Mar 2023
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Letter
Reason category: Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations
Drug class: Anxiety & Sleep Medication

Timeline

2 Mar 2023	Recall initiated by company
10 Mar 2023	Classified by FDA	+8 days
22 Mar 2023	Published in enforcement report	+12 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

CGMP Deviations: Potential risk of Cross Contamination

Product as listed by the FDA

Alprazolam Tablets, USP, 0.5mg, CIV, packaged in: a) 100-count bottle (NDC 51991-0705-01), b) 500-count bottle (NDC 51991-0705-05) and c) 1,000-count bottle (NDC 51991-0705-10), Rx only, Manufactured by Centaur Pharmaceuticals PVT. LTD., Hinjewadi, Pune, INDIA, Distributed by: Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Berlin, CT 06037.

Where it was distributed

USA nationwide.

Nationwide

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

CGMP Deviations: Potential risk of Cross Contamination

Which lots are affected?

Lot # a) 5210673, exp. date 3/31/2023; 5210901, exp. date 5/31/2023; 5211461, exp. date 9/30/2024; 5220291, exp. date 2/28/2025; 5220559, exp. date 5/31/2025; b) 5210650, exp. date 3/31/2023, 5210651, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210652, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210653, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210674, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210732, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210733, exp. date 4/30/2023 5210753, exp. date 4/30/2023 5210902, exp. date 5/31/2023 5210903, exp. date 5/31/2023 5210904, exp. date 5/31/2023 5211231, exp. date 7/31/2023 5211281, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211282, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211283, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211284, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211336, exp. date 7/31/2024 5211337, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211338, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211462, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211463, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211464, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211465, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211516, exp. date 9/30/2024 5211644, exp. date 10/31/2024 5211645, exp. date 10/31/2024 5211690, exp. date 10/31/2024 c) 5210675, exp. date 3/31/2023 5210777, exp. date 4/30/2023 5210778, exp. date 4/30/2023 5210996, exp. date 5/31/2023 5211077, exp. date 6/30/2023 5211078, exp. date 6/30/2023 5211079, exp. date 6/30/2023 5211080, exp. date 6/30/2023 5211364, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211365, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211367, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211366, exp. date 8/31/2024 5211575, exp. date 10/31/2024 5211576, exp. date 10/31/2024 5211694, exp. date 11/30/2024 5220066, exp. date 12/31/2024

Where was it sold?

USA nationwide.

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 II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

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.

Other products in this recall event

5 other products · FDA event 91786

This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Alprazolam Tablets, USP, 1 mg, CIV recalled.

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