CLASS II ONGOING Drug recall · Reported 20 Aug 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report
Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 5 mg/ 40 mg recalled
Ascend Laboratories is recalling Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 5 mg/ 40 mg, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 21 Jul 2025 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
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-0576-2025
- FDA event ID
- 97293
- Recalling firm
- Ascend Laboratories, Bedminster, NJ
- Manufacturer
- Ascend Laboratories, LLC
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 21 Jul 2025
- FDA classified
- 8 Aug 2025
- Reported
- 20 Aug 2025
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Drug class
- Blood Pressure Medication
Timeline
| 21 Jul 2025 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Classified by FDA | +18 days |
| 20 Aug 2025 | 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
Failed Dissolution Specifications: low dissolution results
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
Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 5 mg/ 40 mg, 30-count bottle, Rx Only, Manufactured by: Alkem Laboratories Ltd., INDIA; Distributed by: Ascend Laboratories, LLC, Parsippany, NJ 07054, NDC 67877-501-30
Where it was distributed
Nationwide in the USA
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Failed Dissolution Specifications: low dissolution results
Which lots are affected?
Lot 23121560, Exp 4/30/2026
Where was it sold?
Nationwide in the USA
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.
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| Drug | CLASS II | Amlodipine and Benazepril HCl Capsules USP 2.5 mg/10 mg recalledAmlodipine Besylate And Benazepril Hydrochloride | Lupin Pharmaceuticals | Other | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS III | Amlodipine Besylate Tablets, USP 10 mg recalled by Lupin PharmaceuticalsAmlodipine Besylate | Lupin Pharmaceuticals | Potency & Assay | Nationwide |
| Drug | CLASS II | Amlodipine and Olmesartan Medoxomil Tablets, 10 mg /20 mg recalledAmlodipine And Olmesartan Medoxomil | Macleods Pharma Usa | Manufacturing (CGMP) Deviations | Nationwide |